Jan. 14, 2015 – On January 8, a 63-year-old sales manager with 11 years of experience was killed at a sand and gravel mine. He was installing new screen panels in the B tower screen. The feeder box pivoted, pinning him between the box and the rear support beam of the screen deck. This is the first fatality reported in calendar year 2015…
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Canadian Railways Dealing With Demand
According to CTV News, volatility in energy prices is expected to be a “wild card” for Canadian railways in the long term, but crude-by-rail volumes should continue to grow, albeit more slowly, in 2015.
Read MoreReport Gauges World Frac Market Potential
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the report “Global Hydraulic Fracturing & Services Market Analysis and Forecast (2011-2020)” to its information product offerings.
Read MoreVictory Nickel Expands Network in Minnesota
Victory Nickel Inc. announced that it has contracted with a second Jordan formation Wisconsin-based supplier of washed concentrated Northern White frac sand and a second transload facility in St. Paul, Minn.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
Despite concerns about falling demand for frac sand in light of the plunge in oil prices, state officials say they haven’t noticed any slowing of mining activity in Wisconsin, according to the Cap Times. Deb Dix of the Department of Natural Resources, the agency lead on industrial sand mining, said companies are continuing to press forward. “I have not seen…
Read MorePlaying the Waiting Game: Outlook/Forecast 2015
IN 2014, CONGRESS WAS NO HELP IN ADDRESSING OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING CRISIS, HOWEVER THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT 2015 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR FOR AGGREGATES PRODUCERS. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith What can you say about 2014? It was a year when MAP-21 expired, and aggregates producers, state DOTs and transportation advocates waited with anticipation to see…
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PRAIRIE MATERIAL GETS A GREENFIELD OPERATION ROLLING IN INDIANA. By Mark S. Kuhar By any account, getting a greenfield operation up and running can be a daunting task. For Prairie Materials, it took 10 years from the time the company entered into an agreement with landowner Larry Workman to mine a 160-acre piece of property in Lowell, Ind., to finally…
Read MoreAGG1 to Feature Focused Educational Events
AGG1 Academy & Expo, which takes place March 17-19, 2015, in Baltimore, is geared to aggregates-industry decision-makers and buyers. In addition to the Aggregates Academy and Expo, there will be a number of focused educational events, including: Bluegrass Materials Quarry TourMarch 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bluegrass Materials’ Texas Quarry, located in Cockeysville, Md., has been in operation for more than…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year, and everyone makes resolutions: Lose weight, stop smoking, eat more vegetables, start exercising. But what about business resolutions?
Read MoreFirst Look – January 2015
Luck Stone Receives Award Luck Stone received a special achievement in GIS award acknowledging leadership, vision, hard work and the innovative use of ESRI’s GIS Technology. Eagle Materials Appoints Haack He joins Eagle from Halliburton Energy Services where he enjoyed a 17-year career with successively important operating positions. James Retires Vulcan Materials Co.’s Donald M. James, executive chairman of the…
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