According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 592 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014…
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Atlas Copco’s Water for All Initiative Celebrates 30 Years
Atlas Copco’s employee-run Water for All organization is celebrating 30 years of providing people in need with long-term access to safe, clean water and sanitation. Since the founding of Water for All in 1984, Atlas Copco and its employees have helped more than 1.5 million people gain access to clean drinking water.
Read MoreDoosan Excavator has Improved Fuel Efficiency
Doosan also added a mass airflow (MAF) sensor and exhaust brake to the engine to help meet Tier 4 emission standards. The mass airflow sensor allows the electronic control unit (ECU) to improve the management of airflow provided by the variable geometry turbocharger (VGT), and to optimize fuel delivery to the combustion chamber based on air intake volume and rpm.…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Inches Higher
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce reported that construction spending during July 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $981.3 billion, 1.8 percent (±1.6 percent) above the revised June estimate of $963.7 billion. The July figure is 8.2 percent (±2.3 percent) above the July 2013 estimate of $906.6 billion.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
Claim Post Resources Inc. signed an Engagement Letter with P&E Mining Consultants Inc. to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the company’s Seymourville Frac Sand Project located approximately 200 km north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. P&E will be retaining Consultec Ltd. to assist in the to provide technical input into the frac sand plant material handling design plus complete…
Read MoreAre Oil and Gas Companies Running out of Sand?
In a new note, Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Ole Slorer, Benjamin Swomley, and Connor Lynagh write that exploration and production (E&P) companies have discovered that if they use more sand when they frack unconventional shale plays, they are able to increase the amount of reserves they can extract from the ground. MS forecasts sand demand growth of 96 percent in 2016…
Read MoreBarletta Roundtable Seeks Hazard Mitigation Solutions
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official agreed to work with U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), local officials in Pennsylvania, and other stakeholders to try to resolve outstanding hazard mitigation efforts that cannot move forward due to a new FEMA policy that bans fracking underneath any property purchased with FEMA mitigation funds.
Read MoreKozera to Keynote Frac Sand Insider Conference
Mining Media International, Rock Products and Frac Sand Insider are pleased to announce that Greg Kozera will be the keynote speaker at the Frac Sand Insider Conference, Nov. 16-18 in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Gets Approval to Mine
Athabasca Minerals Inc. has received approval from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development for the right to work and remove sand from SML 130021for a term of 10 years commencing on Aug. 25, 2014.
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Sept. 4 is $3.547. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.548.
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