MATERIAL HANDLER’S SPEED, REACH PROVES ITS WORTH FOR LOADING BARGES AT TILCON NEW YORK’S QUARRIES. By Rick Zettler Entering a contract to supply riprap to projects along Long Island, Tilcon needed a machine with the capacity to load up to 11-ton stone at a 44-ft. reach. Driving around Tilcon’s Clinton Point quarry in New York, you will find the typical…
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MDU Expands Vollmer’s Role
MDU Resources Group Inc. named Jason L. Vollmer to the position of vice president and chief accounting officer, in addition to his role as treasurer, effective March 19. He replaces Nathan Ring, who is resigning effective March 18.
Read MoreSME Annual Conference & Expo Held in Phoenix
The 2016 Annual Conference and Expo of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) was held at the Phoenix Convention Center Feb. 21-24, and brought together mining industry professionals from around the globe. More than 38 countries were represented during the Society’s four-day event, which featured 751 professional papers presented in 121 technical sessions and four professional short…
Read MoreThe Case for Crockett
TEXAS PRODUCER BUILDS ON QUALITY, ON-TIME REPUTATION WITH NEW LOADING AND HAULING EQUIPMENT. By Mark S. Kuhar When contractors in Texas, such as highly recognized, Houston-based Webber, require the best aggregate materials for their construction projects, they turn to a reliable source – Crockett Sand and Gravel (CSG) – a company that has built a solid reputation for meeting deadlines…
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KNIFE RIVER’S ST. CLOUD, MINN., OPERATION INCREASES PRODUCTION AND LOWERS COSTS FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. By Mark S. Kuhar Craig Raske is aggregate equipment manager for Knife River in St. Cloud, Minn. Craig Raske knows that his equipment is only as good as the people on the ground running it. That’s why he makes certain his operators and supervisors are not…
Read MoreYoung Leaders Meeting to Feature Big-Name Speakers
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association has announced speakers for the NSSGA 2016 Young Leaders Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, including some of the industry’s top executives.
Read MoreA Year of Expanding Possibilities
This is our AGG1 show issue, and it kicks off what can only be described as a year of expanding possibilities for aggregates producers.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MARCH 2016
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Has Record Fourth Quarter; Full-Year Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $780.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to $779.5 million in the previous year’s fourth quarter; and $3.3 billion for the full year, compared to $2.7 billion in 2014. Heritage aggregates business net sales were up 8 percent for the…
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