EDWARDS SAND AND GRAVEL RELIES ON VIBRATORY FEEDERS TO KEEP MATERIAL MOVING AT ITS PENNSYLVANIA QUARRY. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregate operations require equipment that can perform well during high-volume production and also withstand dirt, dust and corrosive conditions. That is certainly the situation at Edwards Sand & Gravel where the six-decade-old company produces construction aggregate for customers in its market…
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AN ONTARIO QUARRY INCREASES PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND PLANT UPTIME WITH ANTI-PEGGING SCREEN MEDIA SOLUTIONS. By Carol Wasson Frequent plugging or pegging within a screening circuit is a costly maintenance downtime issue. Pegging is the result of near-sized material becoming wedged in the openings of the screen media – a situation which halts efficient aggregate processing and can often create a fines…
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THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY’S BIG SHOW OF THE YEAR PUTS THE ‘MORE’ IN BALTIMORE. By Mark S. Kuhar AGG1 is right around the corner. The AGG1 Academy & Expo is geared to the decision-makers and buyers from the companies that produce the vast majority of crushed stone, sand and gravel in the marketplace, including company owners, senior managers, plant managers, superintendents,…
Read MoreDrop in Oil Prices Brings Uncertainty
According to Business Insider, the global collapse of oil prices may have a bigger impact on the shale boom than anyone realizes. However the biggest threat may not be to the existing wells in the U.S., but the untapped resources around the world.
Read MoreStop Treating Infrastructure Like a Political Football
Unless you pay no attention at all to NFL football, you have heard all about the New England Patriots and the accusations that they deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship game.
Read MoreFirst Look – February 2015
TOP NEWS Deficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lacking desirable safety features cost New Jersey motorists a total of $11.8 billion statewide annually. Construction Starts Rose 7 Percent in 2014 For 2014 as a whole, total construction starts climbed 7 percent to $575.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This continues…
Read MoreVictory Nickel Quantifies Deposit
Victory Nickel Inc. announced that a resource estimate of approximately 11 million tons of sand has been completed by Summit Envirosolutions Inc. on the company’s Bear Coulee frac sand property and will be incorporated into a National Instrument 43-101 technical report. The Bear Coulee frac sand property is located in Trempeleau County, Wis., and was optioned by Victory Nickel in…
Read MoreHi-Crush Reports Record 2014 Results
Hi-Crush Partners reported record fourth quarter and full year 2014 results. Net income for the quarter was $38.4 million. The company reported earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization of $44.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.
Read MoreFairmont Santrol Confident About Future
Fairmount Santrol announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 sales volumes. The company reports a strong fourth quarter driven by total sales volumes of approximately 2.5 million tons, an increase of 15 percent compared with the prior-year period. Overall, fourth-quarter raw sand volumes were 2.1 million tons, and value-added coated product volumes were 0.4 million tons, up 11 percent and 41 percent,…
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The CEO of CSX, Michael Ward, stated during the company’s investor conference call, “Right now, as we look out through 2015 we don’t see any significant impact at all in our crude oil by rail into the eastern markets, and certainly in our frac sand markets where we’re moving into the Utica and the Marcellus area, where the natural gas…
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