Badger Mining Corp. (BMC) announced a new partnership with TranSand Inc. This exclusive partnership in Fort St John will bring a significant increase in frac sand transloading capacity to the region.
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Brent crude futures were up 99 cents, or 1.3%, at $75.41 a barrel at press time, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.08, or 1.5%, to $72.02.
Read MoreCDE Recruiting Business Development Managers
CDE, one of the leading suppliers of sand and aggregate processing solutions for the global recycling, quarrying and mining industries, is set to strengthen its team in North America as it seeks to recruit a number of business development managers.
Read MoreKleemann PRO Plant Train Impresses in Granite Quarry
In Schlag, Germany, in the Bavarian Forest, Berger Rohstoffe GmbH has been operating a granite quarry since 2020. This granite is crushed to road stone and grit in different fractions. The company was already working with a Kleemann plant train in a similarly structured quarry in the neighboring Czech Republic. Due to this positive experience, a decision was also made…
Read MoreBinMaster Adds DW Prouty to Distribution Network
Mobile, Ala.-based Dwight W. Prouty Co. will now offer the full line of BinMaster sensors and software solutions, including the exclusive 3DLevelScanner, to Alabama and Florida Panhandle customers.
Read MoreRevamping Digital Tools and Systems
Dec. 9, 2021 – There is an excellent article on Command Alkon’s website, “The Infrastructure Deal Provides Construction Industry Once in A Lifetime Opportunity to Revamp Digital Tools and Systems.” And by construction industry, that includes the aggregates industry. From the article: “There’s been a productivity lag in the construction industry for decades – one that costs the global economy $1.6 trillion…
Read MoreSuspend Gas Taxes? Bad Idea
Dec. 9, 2021 – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) wants the state legislature to suspend the state’s gas tax for half a year. This is a bad idea. It has been put forth before as a method to reduce gas prices, and frankly it is a cynical feel-good move with negative ramifications “up the road.” Gas taxes are used to fix…
Read MoreGranite Receives Two Safety Awards
Granite received two 2021 CalCIMA Excellence in Safety Awards at the 2021 CalCIMA Education Conference. The awards recognize “exceptional contributions to safety leadership, innovation, and commitment,” and award categories include aggregate, industrial mineral, cement, concrete, and asphalt facilities, as well as employees, safety professionals, and special recognition.
Read MoreA Boulder Move
Students always leave some mark on the schools they attend. But at Stonewall Elementary School in Clear Brook, Va., this mark will now be more literal than most. In a new tradition, graduating fifth graders will put their handprints on a 7-ton limestone boulder at the entrance to the school, alongside the handprints of faculty and staff. This new rite…
Read MoreNIOSH Announces Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program, in conjunction with the Industrial Minerals Association–North America, the National Mining Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, recognized four organizations in their respective industry sectors, some for developing new safety tools and systems, and others for instituting new health protocols to keep their workforce safe during…
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