Shelby Gravel Inc. took the first step in its long-term plan to relocate within the county during a recent Shelby County, Ind., Plan Commission meeting, according to the Shelbyville News. The company, which has been in operation since 1951 and is now known as Shelby Materials, bought land in 1999 that it intended to eventually use as a sand and…
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Metso Outotec Launches Integrated Planet Positive Crushing Solutions
Mining operations are impacted by declining head grades. More material needs to be moved from greater depths to maintain production levels. This affects productivity and energy consumption, which directly correlates to the mine’s profitability and sustainability.
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Hamm Companies Ups Drone Flight Time/Value By Outsourcing Data Processing. By Mark S. Kuhar Founded in 1954, Hamm Companies operates highway construction, aggregates and waste services divisions. With headquarters in Perry, Kan., the company manages multiple quarries of native limestone rock, two asphalt plants, ready-mix concrete services, highly engineered and environmentally safe landfills for non-recyclable waste materials, and waste transfer…
Read MoreBME Enables Access to Virtual Online Technical Services
Omnia Group company BME is now providing technical blasting services online, giving the industry access to experienced specialists through virtual consultations and solutions.
Read MoreOrica’s FRAGtrack Provides Insights into Blasting Outcomes
One of the largest quarries in the state of Georgia, Midsouth Aggregates’ Warren County operation, has implemented Orica’s latest FRAGTrack Conveyor technology to produce optimal aggregate, reducing operational costs and increasing saleable product. The site has faced challenges designing blasts that consistently produce aggregate close to the economically optimal band of ¾-in. to 2-in. Without careful blast design, blasts produce…
Read MoreKomatsu Seeks to ‘Create Value Together’
To help support its customers’ sustainability targets while prioritizing safety and productivity, Komatsu will focus on “creating value together” in its 48,000-sq.-ft. booth at MINExpo 2021, where the company plans to unveil its latest solutions for surface and underground mining operations.
Read MoreJob Growth Continues to Explode
An email appeared in my inbox from the homeowner’s association that runs our subdivision, and it was a forward from the trash hauling company that services our community. They announced they were suspending the collection of recycling until further notice due to an acute shortage of drivers and helpers, so they could focus on the more essential task of collecting…
Read MoreMartin Marietta Buys SCC
Aug. 31, 2021 – According to media reports, Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial has agreed to sell its U.S. unit Southern Crushed Concrete (SSC), The Woodlands, Texas, to Martin Marietta Materials for about $140 million. Ferrovial, which also operates airports and toll roads, said last month it had agreed to sell certain non-strategic assets, including SCC, but did not give details. The deal…
Read MoreWirtgen Group Touts Presence at MINExpo 2021
As a trusted partner of the mining industry, the Wirtgen Group offers mature and practical technologies for the mining and processing of raw materials. At MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas (booth #8109, Central Hall), the Wirtgen Group will be presenting its field-tested 220 SM(i) 60-ton class surface miner for the first time on the North American continent.
Read MoreOne More Giant Step
When the FAST Act was signed into law in 2015 by President Obama, it averaged $45 billion per year in spending on roads and bridges. Contrast that to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act just passed by the Senate. The bill, which now goes to the House, averages just over $70 billion per year, according to National Stone, Sand &…
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