Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that he will introduce legislation to authorize a $1 trillion, multi-year program to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges and invest in other infrastructure modernization projects. The investment not only would begin to address a growing backlog of badly-needed repairs, it also would put 13 million Americans to work at decent-paying jobs, according to Sanders, who…
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FMI Sees Three Keys to a Successful Construction Market
In it’s 2015 U.S. Markets Construction Overview, FMI predicts that the keys to a successful year for the construction-materials industry will depend upon:
Read MoreConstruction Spending Up 2.4 Percent Year-Over-Year
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during November 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $975.0 billion, 0.3 percent (±1.5 percent) below the revised October estimate of $977.7 billion. The November figure is 2.4 percent (±1.6 percent) above the November 2013 estimate of $952.5 billion.
Read MoreGraymont to Open New Canadian Lime Plant and Quarry
Graymont and Native North American tribe Lheidli T’enneh have entered into an agreement with respect to Graymont’s proposed new lime plant and quarry near Giscome, British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreAtlas Copco Down-The-Hole Hammer
Atlas Copco introduced the next generation in its Secoroc COP line of down-the-hole hammers. The COP 66 is shorter, lighter and easier to operate than its predecessors, the company said. The COP 66 penetrates 15 percent faster than its predecessor. It is also more easily adjustable for feed force and rotation, features no exhaust tube and includes a solid bit with…
Read MoreMSHA Impact Inspections
Jan. 5, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 199 citations and 19 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in November. There were several aggregates operations targeted, including Hanson Aggregates BMC Inc.’s Springfield Pike Mine & Plant in Pennsylvania (16 citations); and a St.…
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how the frac sand industry will be affected by the recent drop in oil prices. But overall experts are saying frac sand miners shouldn’t be worried, there’s no evidence of a slowdown in Wisconsin, and it’ll take a lot more than a temporary drop in oil prices to change the demand for…
Read MoreNew Report: Demise of Shale ‘Greatly Exaggerated’
According to a report by Cowen & Co., the producer price index for frac sand rose 1 percent in October, following a 1 percent gain in September. At the end of October, it was at its highest level since the end of 2012.
Read MoreConsolidated Goldfields Acquires Mineral Rights in Canada
Consolidated Goldfields Corp. has acquired mineral rights in three properties in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada, from 1824455 Alberta Ltd. (182) that the company believes are strategically located for the exploration and development of frac sand.
Read MoreWisconsin Town Sees Unabated Frac Sand Development Activity
Frac sand development activity in and around the town of Rice Lake, Wis., continues unabated, according to Rice Lake Online.
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