The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued the following Serious Accident Alert:
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Terex Finlay Appoints Mullan
Terex Finlay appointed Paul Mullan to the position of business development director. Mullan will be responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing and business development for the Terex Finlay brand in North America, and will be a key member of the Finlay Brand Management team. Mullan joins Terex with 20 years of crushing, screening and recycling experience focused primarily in…
Read MoreJanuary Construction Starts Slip 2 Percent
The value of new construction starts in January receded 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $725.9 billion, easing slightly after December’s 13 percent hike, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The nonbuilding construction sector, comprised of public works and electric utilities/gas plants, pulled back 18 percent after surging 45 percent in December, as that month was boosted…
Read MoreHi-Crush Surges Forward in Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2017
Hi-Crush Partners LP reported fourth quarter and full-year 2017 results. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 totaled $216.5 million on sales of 2,985,115 tons of frac sand. This compares to $167.6 million of revenues on sales of 2,456,195 tons of frac sand in the third quarter of 2017.
Read MoreU.S. Silica Holdings 2017 Revenue Up 122 Percent
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. fourth-quarter revenue totaled $360.6 million compared with $182.4 million for the same period last year, an increase of 98 percent on a year-over-year basis, and an increase of 5 percent sequentially over the third quarter of 2017. Overall tons sold totaled 4.022 million, up 40 percent compared to 2.872 million tons sold in the fourth quarter…
Read MoreIndustrial Sand Production Rose 33 Percent in 2017
In 2017, U.S. apparent consumption of industrial sand and gravel was 100 million tons, a 33 percent increase from the previous year, owing primarily to increased activity in the oil and gas sector. Production – valued at about $3.5 billion – was produced by about 200 companies from 340 operations in 35 States, according to USGS Mineral Commodity Specialist Thomas…
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Select Sands Corp. announced as part of its plans to improve logistics and create better efficiencies, the company has completed a new private road to gain direct access to a recently rebuilt Federal Highway from its producing Sandtown Quarry in Arkansas. Zig Vitols, president and CEO of Selects Sands said, “We continue to see strong demand for our Northern White…
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