Claim Post Resources Inc. amended its Manigotagan Agreement with Gossan Resources Ltd. to provide an extension in the due date of a $430,000 payment for six months to Dec. 18, 2015, subject to interest at 1 percent per month, and a payment of 1,000,000 common shares of Claim Post, as well as an increase in the advance royalty provisions. The…
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Rohr-Idreco Supplies Frac Sand Dredge
Rohr-Idreco has designed, built and installed an RISD400-M (16-in.) electric dredge for application in the frac sand mining industry.
Read MorePreferred Sands Touts Performance of its RCS Product
Preferred Sands announced that its Garnet resin-coated sand (RCS) product outperformed by approximately 90 percent the highest producing conventional resin available in the Permian Basin, based on a study sampling 2,099 horizontal wells in the Permian from January 2013 through December 2014.
Read MoreWestmoreland Coal Partners with Athabasca
Westmoreland Coal Co. through its Coal Valley Resources Inc. subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Athabasca Minerals Inc. that will result in the production of aggregate from Westmoreland’s Obed Mountain Mine site.
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Six-year-low crude oil prices may have decimated new drilling activity, but market indicators show there is a more intense use of frac sand in the new wells that remain in the Eagle Ford and other shale plays. A June 11 report from global investment bank Jefferies shows that overall demand for frac sand is down in 2015 due to low…
Read MoreKPI-JCI Hires Saenz for Mexico; Central America
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hired Said Vivas Saenz as its new regional contract sales manager for Mexico and Central America. In his new position, Vivas Saenz will be responsible for customer and dealer development for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens in Mexico and Central America. He will also work closely with the Astec Aggregate and Mining Group, which internationally markets…
Read MoreTRIP Report Details Ohio’s Transportation Challenges
Ohio’s transportation system faces challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, high rates of rural traffic fatalities, increasingly crowded roads, and insufficient funding to proceed with projects needed to support economic development. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could improve road and bridge conditions, boost safety, increase roadway efficiency and support long-term…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Increases in May; Highways Rise
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during May 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,035.8 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.5 percent) above the revised April estimate of $1,027.0 billion. The May figure is 8.2 percent (±2.0 percent) above the May 2014 estimate of $957.6 billion.
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Congress Falls Short on ’16 Transportation Budget Resolution
Just about any driver who has hit a pothole or sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic knows that our nation’s roads, bridges and highways are in bad shape. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our nation’s roads a D+ grade. There are 10,000 bridges in the U.S. that are so old that they qualify for Medicare and, yet, are still bearing…
Read MoreMain Warns Against Safety Programs That Deter Reporting Injuries
In a letter to industry stakeholders, Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health, warned against safety and health programs that deter the reporting of injuries.
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