May 15, 2023 – In Knoxville, Iowa, Marion County officials and residents claim that a sinkhole may be the result of a Bruening Rock Products limestone operation, according to a final site investigation report by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS). The sinkhole is located in the east right of way of 135th Place, just south of…
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ConExpo-Con/Agg: Deister Machine Co. Offers Screens and Feeders
With rising production costs and rigid specifications, it takes heavy-duty vibrating equipment to meet the challenge – big-capacity, cost-cutting, hard-working Deister screens and feeders – customized to fit the application. Ruggedly built and requiring minimal maintenance, Deister screens and feeders deliver dependable production even under the most adverse operating conditions or when handling the most abrasive materials.
Read MoreCEMEX Acquires Atlantic Minerals Limited
CEMEX USA finalized an acquisition that secures new long-term aggregates reserves, expands its aggregates footprint and further strengthens the company’s position in aggregate-constrained markets.
Read MoreMSHA Calls on Industry to ‘Stand Down to Save Lives’
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold its first “Stand Down to Save Lives” on May 17 as part of a national campaign to encourage the nation’s mining community to take steps to prevent injuries and illnesses and stop an alarming rise in the number of miners killed on the job in 2023. So…
Read MoreDEVELON Names Top 10 North America Dealers
DEVELON announced its top-performing dealers of 2022. The top 10 dealer enterprises are among more than 180 authorized DEVELON construction equipment dealers in North America.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 15th Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on April 9, a miner died at South Pittsburg Stone #2, Marion Tenn., while mounting off-road truck tires on rims. The miner was in the process of mounting a tire on its rim when another tire’s outer lock ring dislodged, became airborne and struck the victim in the head. This is the 15th fatality reported in 2023,…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Revenues Rise in First Quarter
Heidelberg Materials reported that In the first quarter, sales volumes declined as a result of the economic downturn linked to lower construction activity, especially in residential construction, due to inflation and increased financing costs, however revenue rose significantly by 10.6% in comparison with the previous year. Excluding scope of consolidation and exchange rate effects, the growth amounted to 13.4%.…
Read MoreJustin Bateman, Pebble Artist
By Mark S. Kuhar British artist Justin Bateman creates impermanent artwork from found pebbles and stones. The artist, who now lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, leaves detailed pebble portraits on beaches, in forests, by railways, and up mountains. Each natural-colored stone acts as an individual paint stroke or mark that’s integral to the overall image. There are portraits of renowned…
Read MoreIs MSHA Prepared to Enforce a New Silica Rule?
For A Host Of Different Reasons, It’s Not, But That Doesn’t Mean They Won’t Put It Out. By Brian Hendrix Any day now, MSHA will release its new proposed respirable silica rule. If the proposed rule makes it through the rulemaking gauntlet, is finalized and survives a legal challenge(s), MSHA’s approach to silica enforcement will change. It will almost certainly…
Read MoreKeeping a Notebook
The Need To Keep Lists Is Obvious To Most Of Us, But Have You Ever Considered Making Notes To Help Manage How You Communicate? By Thomas J. Roach Everyone should keep a notebook. Imagine Sherlock Holmes on the moor peering down at a clue. The gloomy fog wafts around his ear-flapped cloth cap. He reaches into his tweed coat and…
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