Light, sweet crude for May delivery is currently trending at $37.26 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the global benchmark, is at $39.43 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
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Victory Nickel Adapts to New Market Realities
Victory Nickel Inc. reported financial results for the 12-month period ended Dec. 30, 2015. The company reported a consolidated net loss of $5,112,000, or $0.09 per share, for the year. This compares with a net loss of $2,416,000, or $0.04 per share, during the year ended Dec. 31, 2014.
Read MoreWisconsin DNR Releases Two Permits for Public Comment
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released two general permits for public comment related to non-metallic mining. In addition, the department is also developing a new study aimed at better understanding potential groundwater affects from industrial sand mining.
Read MoreIndustry Challenges OSHA Silica Rule in Court
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), in conjunction with the Georgia Construction Aggregates Association (GCAA), filed a petition on April 4 in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for review of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) crystalline silica rule. OSHA published the final rule on March 25 and unless stayed by the court, the rule…
Read MoreSchneyer to be Keynote Speaker at Frac Sand Insider Conference
Joel Schneyer, managing director in the Minerals Capital & Advisory Practice at Headwaters MB, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Frac Sand Insider 2016 Conference & Exhibition, to be held on May 10-11 in LaCrosse, Wis., sponsored by Mining Media International and Rock Products.
Read MoreThird Metal/Nonmetal Fatality Reported
On March 22, a 42-year-old lead man with six years of mining experience was fatally injured at a Martin Marietta Materials plant when he was struck by fly rock from blasting operations. The lead man was parked in his pickup truck at a location to prevent others from accessing the blasting site. He was approximately 1,200 ft. from the blast…
Read MoreBMC Enterprises Acquires Lincoln County Sand & Gravel
BMC Enterprises Inc., the parent of St. Louis based Breckenridge Material Co., has completed the acquisition of Lincoln County Sand & Gravel.
Read MoreFrac Fights Back
WITH OIL PRICES ON THE RISE, IS THE MARKET FOR FRAC SAND ABOUT TO HEAT UP AGAIN? By Mark S. Kuhar It’s all about oil prices. The dramatic drop in the price of a barrel of oil over the past year has had the frac sand industry scrambling to make ends meet. With drilling at a standstill, only wells currently…
Read MoreModular Equipment Design
WHAT ARE THE MAIN BENEFITS OF THE MOVE TO MODULAR FOR MATERIALS PRODUCERS? By Mark S. Kuhar In recent years, quarry operators have seen the topic of modular equipment become even more popular. But what are the main benefits of the move to modular for materials producers? Is it really going to deliver on the requirements of the industry? Material…
Read MoreA New Standard in Material Cleaning
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY BRINGS SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY, WHILE PRODUCING MORE PROFITS. By Michael Honea Haver & Boecker’s Hydro-Clean has only two main wear parts: spray nozzles and valve seals. Its efficient design allows easy accessibility to the wear parts simply by opening the washing drum’s lid for simple, operator-level maintenance. Water restrictions. Droughts. Increasing energy costs. More and more frequently, state…
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