Boart Longyear announced it is adding new exploration drill rigs to its Drilling Services fleet around the world to meet the demand of expanding exploration budgets.
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Six Innovations To Help Reduce Machine Costs
The cost of owning a loader or haul truck is much more than just the initial purchase price. Operating costs begin as soon as the engine is started, so knowing the combined life cycle costs and equipping machines with the right features is crucial in getting a good return on investment.
Read MoreHeavy Duty Hauling
Ensuring Safety When Hauling Portable Plants and Other Heavy Equipment. By Troy Geisler
Read MoreCapacity Upgrade
Creagh Concrete Installs New Feeding, Screening System to Pair With Jaw Crusher and Increase Production. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreGranite Construction Materials Revenue Spikes in First Quarter
Granite Construction reported that revenue increased to $563.4 million, up 20.3 percent year-over-year for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Construction Materials revenue increased 32.5 percent to $45.7 million, compared with $34.5 million last year. However, the company reported a net loss of $11.4 million, compared to a net loss of $23.8 million in the first quarter.
Read MoreTime to Get Crushing
The Latest Equipment for the Toughest Job in the Quarry. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson
Read MoreApril New Home Sales Inch Downward
Sales of newly built, single-family homes edged down 1.5 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000 units after a downwardly revised March report, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreGraniterock Quarry Automated Ticketing System Approved in California
Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Quarry, San Benito County, Calif., is the first in the state to win approval from state officials to operate an automated ticket system, which improves overall weighing accuracy and truck flow in and out of the plant.
Read MoreChaney Charity Golf Tournament Tops $55,000
Chaney Enterprises, a ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and construction supplies provider, raised more than $55,000 for the American Cancer Society and substance abuse and cancer research at its 19th Annual Babe & Dick Chaney Memorial Golf Tournament.
Read MoreCapstone Headwaters Aggregates Industry Update
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Headwaters Offers Insight Into Merger & Acquisitions (M&A), Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore
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