Covia Holdings LLC released its 18th consecutive Corporate Responsibility Report, entitled “What We’re Made Of,” summarizing the company’s global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, activities and performance from the 2021 calendar year. The 2021 report was prepared in accordance with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Metals and Mining Industry Standard, making 2021 the third consecutive year in which…
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Permian Frackers Blame Supply Chain Bottlenecks For Stymied Growth
Rising rig counts, record forecast production from the Delaware Basin, and another forecast for record production for the whole Permian are just some of the latest news from the star U.S. shale play. And yet this production growth is much slower than it should have been and is likely to remain too slow, according to Irinia Slav, writing for oilprice.com.
Read MoreRadioactive Proppant Bags in North Dakota
North Dakota’s Department of Environmental Quality has acted against Sea Pacific International Trading Company for the cleanup of the company’s dangerous fracking proppant bags, according to a report from KXMA in Bismarck, N.D.
Read MoreSelect Sand First Quarter Tonnage Up 79% Over Last Year
Select Sands Corp announced operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2022. The company sold 107,428 tons of frac and industrial sand during the first quarter of 2022, which was 13% higher than 94,670 tons sold in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 79% higher than 59,970 tons sold for the first quarter of 2021. Driving the consistent…
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• At press time, West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading above $122 per barrel, while Brent Crude was trading above $123 per barrel.
Read MoreSvensson to Leave Sandvik
Anders Svensson, president of Business Area Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions, has decided to leave Sandvik to take on the position as president and CEO of Konecranes, a provider of lifting equipment and services listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Up 4.1% in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2022 was 476 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 4.1% compared with that of the same period of 2021, according to Jason Willett, commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The estimated production-for-consumption of construction aggregates in the first quarter of…
Read MoreProduction vs. Quality – Who is Right?
Trying To Get Product Out The Door While Meeting Quality Standards Can Be A Nightmare. By Steve Schumacher Successful companies in all industries have always strived to produce quality products, at a reasonable price, and in sufficient quantity to supply demand. If any one of those three elements is absent, profits suffer and customers are disappointed and take their business…
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Hundreds Of Youth Learn About The Impact Of Mining Through An OAIMA-Supported Festival. By Therese Dunphy For more than a decade, members of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) have participated in the Hug the Earth Festival held in conjunction with the Miami County Park District. Held in April, the most recent festival hosted nearly 2,000 students and…
Read MoreQuestionable Study Raises Health Concerns for Sand and Gravel Workers
A new study by Michigan State University shows an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath among long-term sand and gravel mine workers in the state, compared to the rate for production workers in other industries. But does the study bring up legitimate concerns or was it designed to highlight a solution to a problem that does not exist?…
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