The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on June 30 announced a proposal by its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to amend current federal standards to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalline silica, or silica dust. The proposed rule change will ensure miners have at least the same level of protections as workers in…
Read MoreDay: July 5, 2023
All Hail The Top 100
July 5, 2023 – U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Specialist Jason Willett is back with another edition of his “Top 100” lists. Nine publicly traded and four privately held companies populate the upper ranks of Willett’s new “Top 100 Crushed Stone” and “Top 100 Sand & Gravel” surveys. Based on his analysis of 2021 shipments, the top 10 producers in…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Top 100 Crushed Stone Producers List
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its updated “Top 100 Producers of Crushed Stone in the United States” list. According to USGS Commodity Specialist Jason Christopher Willett, the leading U.S. construction crushed stone producing companies in 2021 were, in descending order of tonnage:
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