Granite announced that its 2019 Sustainability Progress Report was awarded Gold by MerComm in its 2020 Annual Report Competition (ARC). Granite’s 2019 Sustainability Progress Report encompasses its comprehensive set of goals including corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship and responsible governance.
Read MoreMonth: September 2020
‘One MSHA’ Is Coming Into Focus
We Are Getting A Clearer Picture Of How It Really Looks And, More Importantly, How It Will Work And Act. By Brian Hendrix
Read MorePERMITTING – SEPTEMBER 2020
CEMEX Continues Fight for Soloedad Canyon Project The decades-long battle over a CEMEX aggregates operation in the Santa Clarita Valley in California is far from over, even though the company’s second 10-year mining contract officially expired on July 31. CEMEX requested a one-year extension of the mining contract at Soloedad Canyon, a request that was denied by the Bureau of…
Read MoreEmail Pollution
Maybe When The Pandemic Is Over, We Will All Have A Clearer Understanding Of Digital Noise. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreAre You Done Learning?
Do Not Get Too Comfortable Just Because You Are The Boss. Keep Learning. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreLending a Helping Hand
When Its Hometown Faces Adversity, CEMEX’s Lyons Cement Plant Steps In To Help. By Therese Dunphy
Read MoreTop Three Safety Implications of Replicator Spare Parts
Weir Minerals believes safety is always its highest priority. Risk is inherent in the mining industry, where heavy duty machinery is pushed to its limit, but “we strive to eliminate potential risks at every step of our equipment’s lifespan to ensure everyone returns home safely to their significant others at the end of each day,” the company said. “Non-OEM slurry…
Read MoreFairbanks Scales FB4000 Instruments Enable Predictive Cutoff Applications
Fairbanks Scales Inc. said that its FB4000 Series of scale instruments is ideal for implementing predictive cutoff flow monitoring in a wide range of industrial filling applications, including grain loading, cement and asphalt mixing, food and beverage batching processes, and more.
Read MoreKespry Haul Roads Tool Delivers Enhanced Accuracy, Compliance, Safety
Haul roads are complex elements mining and aggregates-site managers need to carefully design and calibrate. A well-designed haul road means a more efficient worksite. It also means workers are kept safer. Meshing to federal and local safety regulations is a critical component of creating haul roads.
Read MoreStockpile Reports Announces Instant Stockpile Measurements for iPhone
Stockpile Reports (SR) is launching an upgrade for its inventory measurement system. Companies are used to waiting several hours, or even days, to get measurement results for their stockpiled inventory. Now, they can generate inventory-level reports instantly with the SR iPhone app. Companies will receive the report immediately, simply by doing a quick perimeter walk of the stockpile with their…
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