Caterpillar introduced several new and improved products at a special media event Nov. 16-18 at its proving grounds in Tinaja Hills, Ariz. The Cat 5110B, and the new 6015B hydraulic shovel delivers a productivity advantage over other 100-ton shovels thanks to the most powerful engine in its class, a large standard bucket and payload capacity of 14.6 tons, the company said.…
Read MoreDay: November 20, 2015
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The Winona, Minn., city council decided against requiring air-quality monitoring at frac sand facilities in the city, according to the Winona Post. Instead of requiring monitoring equipment, city leaders decided to focus on creating new dust management rules – requirements that loading facilities be enclosed, for example – and on better enforcement of the rules the city already has. Citizen…
Read MoreDakota Plains Has Busy Third Quarter
Dakota Plains noted in its third-quarter report, that frac sand transloading volumes were 141,000 tons, an increase of approximately 102 percent compared to the third quarter of 2014. The company benefitted from its first full quarter of in-house operations at the Pioneer Terminal, materially reducing operating costs. Revenue from transloading frac sand was $1.0 million compared to $0.6 million in…
Read MoreVictory Nickel Has Down Third Quarter
Victory Nickel Inc. reported financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended Sept. 30, 2015. Effective Oct. 1, 2014, the company changed its functional currency and presentation currency to the United States dollar from the Canadian dollar.
Read MoreWebinar Focuses on Mitigating Energy Risk
The Industrial Minerals Association – North America (IMA-NA) will sponsor a two-part webinar, “Energy Outlook and Ways to Mitigate Risk for 2016,” led by Kobe Cannaerts, managing director of E&C America, an independent international energy procurement consultancy specialized in risk management.
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