Fairmont Santrol reported that first quarter 2015 revenue totaled $301.5 million, up 2 percent from $294.9 million for the same period in 2014. Overall sales volumes increased to 2.3 million tons for the quarter, an 8 percent increase compared with 2.1 million tons in the first quarter of 2014.
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CRU Logistics Opens Third Frac Sand Transloading Facility
CRU Logistics LLC opened its third frac sand transloading facility in south Texas. The terminal, known as its “light model” is located at the Alamo Junction Rail Park (a dual-served industrial park) in Elmendorf; placing it within 50 miles of the Eagle Ford’s core counties.
Read MoreCasper Promoted at U.S. Silica Holdings
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced the promotion of Bradford B. Casper to vice president and chief commercial officer.
Read MoreUSGS Publishes Milestone Frac Sand Studies in Rock Products
Newly released research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) describes U.S. hydraulic fracturing (frac) sand deposits and their locations, and provides estimates of frac sand production, consumption and reserves. A companion map of producing and potential frac sand and resin-coated sand source units in the conterminous U.S. is also included in the research studies, which were published in the May…
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According to the Winona Post, Arcadia, Wis.’s moratorium on nonmetallic sand mine operations will remain in place. Arcadia City Council members decided to not take any action to prematurely lift the city’s moratorium on sand mining operations that was implemented last year and is expected to expire September 15, 2015.
Read MorePolaris Materials Announces Management Succession Plan
Polaris Materials Corp. announced a management succession plan effective Oct. 1, 2015.
Read MoreA Book About Modern Earthmoving Marvels
By Mark S. Kuhar When you are in the construction media, you get to know many editors from other publications. One of the good guys in the construction media is Frank Raczon, senior editor of Construction Equipment magazine, a Scranton Gillette Communications publication. Frank recently co-authored a book called “Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels,” for Motorbooks. For this book, he details…
Read MoreMSHA Reports March Impact Inspections, Q1 Fatalities
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 188 citations and two orders as a result of special impact inspections conducted at 13 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in March.
Read More‘Reckless Disregard’ Finding Upheld for Failing to Report Injury
By Ellen Smith Signal Peak Energy in Musselshell County, Mont., was found to have acted with “reckless disregard” when it failed to immediately report an accident where a miner sustained serious injuries. The Commission fined the operator $60,000 – the statutory maximum fine allowed under the Mine Act at the time the accident occurred on Dec. 23, 2009.
Read MoreRocket Science – Made Simple
By Randy K. Logsdon Sometimes, when stumped by a problem, it pays to take a few moments, step back and refocus on the basics. If that problem is determining an effective injury reduction strategy, the approach to a solution may be shrouded by the complexity of an array of contributing causes – so-called root causes and other analyses.
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