If you are the Rockhill Quarry in East Rockhill, Pa., you have to wonder what a business has to do to make a little stone around here.
Read MoreMonth: January 2019
FIRST LOOK – JANUARY 2019
TOP NEWS Cemex Hosts Quarry Quest 5k Cemex USA held the first-ever Quarry Quest 5k race at its FEC Quarry in Miami to support nearly 38,000 South Florida Boy Scouts. Close to 350 runners and walkers participated in a timed race, following a course that weaved through FEC Quarry. NSSGA, NISA Create Industrial Sand Division The National Stone, Sand & Gravel…
Read MoreTony Basolo Dies; Former President of Dolese Bros.
The aggregates industry mourns the Jan. 9 passing of Tony Basolo, a Dolese Bros. Co. executive whom many people knew and admired for his dedication to the industry and participation in National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association activities, as well as the activities of its predecessor organization the National Stone Association.
Read MoreU.S. Silica Strikes Deal With Chesapeake for SandBox Services
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced that SandBox Logistics, its last-mile containerized solution, has been awarded a full-service agreement for multiple crews with Chesapeake Energy, starting this month.
Read MoreSource Energy Services Looks Ahead
Source Energy Services said it has confidence that its 2019 sales volumes should improve from those seen in 2018 due to the addition of Montney and Duvernay customer contracts that help provide a broader customer base and more balanced sales portfolio, refreshed capital budgets from E&P companies and continued positive economics for Montney and Duvernay production.
Read MoreVista Makes a Case for Oklahoma Operation
Representatives of one of the five companies already committed to mining frac sand in and around the community of Fay, Okla., told Custer County commissioners that their firm plans to be in the area where Dewey, Blaine and Custer counties come together for 35 years, so they’ll be good stewards of the land and its resources, including underground water, according…
Read MoreWISA to Hold Technical Seminar and Membership Meeting
Registration is now open for the 2019 Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA) Technical Seminar and Membership Meeting. The event will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Holiday Inn Eau Claire South, 4751 Owen Ayres Court, Eau Claire, Wis., 54701.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
• U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures were at $51.69 per barrel at press time, down 67 cents, or 1.3 percent. International Brent crude futures were down nearly 1 percent, or 53 cents, at $60.921 per barrel. U.S. bank Morgan Stanley cut its 2019 oil price forecasts by more than 10 percent, pointing to weakening economic growth expectations and…
Read MoreMcLanahan Acquires Anaconda Equipment
In 2017, McLanahan Corp. began a partnership with Anaconda Equipment of Northern Ireland to distribute and sell Anaconda’s line of mobile track equipment. As the relationship between the two companies progressed, it became clear that their values and business styles were closely aligned. Thus, the two companies have announced that Anaconda Equipment will officially join McLanahan’s family of companies upon…
Read MoreMining Fatalities Second-Lowest Ever in 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that 27 mining fatalities occurred in 2018 – the second lowest number ever recorded.
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