Oct. 23, 2014 – NSSGA is encouraging aggregates producers to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on the proposed rulemaking on Waters of the U.S., with a new extended comment deadline of Nov.14. NSSGA has created a comment template for members available here. Your comments to the EPA and the Corps are essential. …
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Aggregates Revenues Driving Athabasca Minerals
Alberta, Canada-based producer Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended Aug. 31, 2014, which includes record revenue and the second highest quarterly net income ever.
Read MoreHighbank Banks on New Canadian Aggregates Plant
The piling work for the load-out conveyor and mooring dolphins at Highbank Resources Ltd.’s new South Point North (SPN) aggregate operation in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, have been completed and the conveyor sections and receiving hopper are now in place, according to the company. Preparatory work for installation of the crushing, screening and washing equipment for treating an estimated 72 million…
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Hi-Crush Partners LP announced the appointment of Jeffery A. Johnson as director of environmental compliance, with the responsibility for maintaining and administering the regulatory compliance programs for all Hi-Crush facilities. Johnson brings more than 15 years of experience to the company, with the majority working within the environmental regulatory programs at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Johnson will have…
Read MoreEagle Materials Acquires CRS Proppants
Eagle Materials Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CRS Proppants LLC and its subsidiaries, including Great Northern Sand LLC (CRS Proppants), an established supplier of high-quality northern-white frac sand to the energy industry.
Read MoreFairmount Santrol Gets Favorable Permit Ruling
Fairmount Santrol announced that it has received a favorable permit ruling that gives the company the option to expand the sand mining, processing and coating capacity of its Wedron, Ill., operation.
Read MoreHalliburton, Baker Hughes Stockpiling Sand
Oilfield services providers Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. are stockpiling sand to protect themselves against rising costs and are buying more railcars to transport the haul. That is good news for the nation’s frac sand producers.
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Banks on Firebag Frac Sand Project
Athabasca Minerals Inc. is reporting record revenue and its second highest-ever quarterly net income, mostly from the company’s aggregates operations. The company also reported that it has received approval for the right to work and remove sand from Phase One of the Firebag Frac Sand Project from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.
Read MoreLabor Secretary Holds Aggregates Industry Roundtable
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez invited a select group of aggregates executives for a frank dialogue on the key issues facing the industry. At the Oct. 20 meeting, representatives from the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), aggregates producers, and state aggregates associations stressed the need for increased infrastructure investment to grow the economy and create jobs, and…
Read MoreU.S. Concrete, Amboy Aggregates Strike Deal
U.S. Concrete Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eastern Concrete Materials Inc. acquired New York Sand and Stone, LLC from Amboy Aggregates, a joint venture between Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Corp. and Ralph Clayton and Sons Materials L.P. The acquisition includes the assignment of leases to…
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