Irish cement maker CRH is exploring a bid for all the assets rivals Lafarge and Holcim must sell to steer their mega-merger past competition watchdogs, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Komatsu Offers Articulated Truck
Komatsu’s Tier 4 Final engines are built on the solid foundation inaugurated in 1996 with the introduction of Komatsu’s Tier 1 engines. This new articulated dump truck leverages Komatsu’s leadership in technology and innovation by delivering a more environmentally friendly engine that provides high levels of performance while reducing fuel consumption and operating costs, the company said. With a 30.9-ton…
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According to the Capital Times, Midwest Environmental Advocates, the nonprofit environmental law center, has put together a 29-page petition document that calls on Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board to direct the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a health and environmental study of the state’s fastest growing industry, frac sand mining. Residents interested in pushing the state to take a cumulative…
Read MoreFrac Sand Demand Exploding
Hydraulic fracturing is powering a boom in production that has made the United States the world’s leading producer of oil. Fracking requires a proppant and the most efficient option is frac sand.
Read MoreFrac Sand Company Files Petition with Supreme Court
Minerals Development & Supply Co. Inc. has filed a supplement to its Petition of Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. This supplement will give the Supreme Court an opportunity to address whether the venue provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) can be procedurally applied in state court proceedings, an issue that has been debated amongst legal…
Read MoreRangeland Signs Multi-Year Contract with Halliburton
According to the Rangeland Reporter-Telegram, Rangeland Energy’s RIO Hub under construction on 300 acres near Loving, N.M., has received a significant boost with an agreement with a major company.Halliburton has signed a multi-year contract for Rangeland to provide frac sand rail unloading storage and distribution services in the Delaware Basin.
Read More92 Resources Testing for Frac Sand at Silica Site
92 Resources Corp. reports it is in receipt of positive geochemical test results from its Zim Frac silica property in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, where it holds a 100 percent interest.
Read MoreThe Bar Has Been Raised
There May Be Better Ways To Help Adults Learn And Retain Information They Gain From Educational Or Training Events. By Joseph P. McGuire and Billy Snead Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations outline safety training requirements for all employees, contractors and visitors to mine sites. There are specific training requirements for those who work at underground or surface mines;…
Read MoreDealer Days
Sept. 17, 2014 – I am blogging live this week from Denver, where KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens are holding their annual National Dealer Conference. The companies will be debuting four new pieces of equipment, including three new additions to its Global Track product line – a track-mounted GT440 horizontal shaft impact crushing plant, a track-mounted GT200 cone crushing plant and…
Read MoreRocking the Volcanoes
A CONTRACTOR DRILLS ROCK IN HAWAII WITH A NEW GENERATION OF HIGH-TECH RIGS. By Mark S. Kuhar Over many eons, volcanoes have erupted from the floor of the Pacific Ocean and formed the Hawaiian Islands, which slowly rise from the bottom. Today, those mountains of volcanic rock are a boon for Blasting Technology Inc., a drilling and blasting company that…
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