PRECISION PRESPLITTING IS BEING USED IN THE BLASTING INDUSTRY TO INCREASE SAFETY AND PREVENT OVERBREAK IN WEAKER ROCKS. By Anthony J. Konya and Calvin J. Konya This is the first in a two-part article about Precision Presplitting. –Ed. Figure 1 – Normal Presplit Driving through the mountains you may look up and see a wall nearly falling over with hanging boulders…
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What is Your Company Worth?
FOR ANY PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNER, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE AND A GOOD VALUATION CAN HELP YOU BETTER RESPOND TO THAT CHANGE. By Chuck Eaton You’ve put years into building a quality aggregates business, but the economy and markets have been on a roller coaster ride the past 6-8 years. Are you curious about what your company is worth now? Do you…
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MAGNESITA REFRACTORIES SOLVES ITS TRAMP METAL PROBLEM. By Mark S. Kuhar A sprawling 160-acre quarry in York, Pa., is home to one of the world’s largest reserves of dolomite used in refractory and dolomitic products for lime, steel and cement. Magnesita Refractories has operated this mine since 1950 and processes more than 60,000 metric tons per month of this important…
Read MoreHigh-Tech Inventory Management
Stockpile Reports, an online image-based stockpile inventory management system, announced a new industry initiative called Project Acumen. The company will be working with its existing customer base, aggregates industry partners, and tech-friendly groups such as the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Young Leaders to address the challenge of reducing inventory write-off risk associated with pile management practices. David Boardman,…
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Crystalline silica exposure has been a workplace health concern in some industries for a long time. No one is debating the seriousness of the health hazards associated with over-exposure to crystalline silica.
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At a special luncheon held on May 24 at the Nashville Music City Center, Ben R. Rechter, member of Rogers Group’s (RGI) board of directors and grandson to RGI-founder Ralph Rogers, was bestowed with the inaugural Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Award from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Award honors the memory of…
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