Permitting Update: Massachusetts

The Select Board voted to extend the excavating company Holcim Inc.’s earth-removal permit by six months Wednesday night, while the town and the company work to resolve Holcim’s pending litigation against the Town of Swampscott. Since the Select Board initially voted to approve a three-month permit extension on June 26 to give both parties time to resolve the lawsuit, Select…

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Rokbak RA40s Rocking the Rockies

In Western Canada, Jura Creek Enterprises has purchased three Rokbak RA40 articulated haulers to move huge amounts of aggregates, stone and rock close to North America’s largest and most famous mountain range. The Canadian province of Alberta is said to be ‘the place where the bold and the adventurous come to play.’ It is therefore fitting that a trio of…

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Essential Minerals Association Leads Coalition of Support for the Mining Schools Act of 2023

The Essential Minerals Association is leading a coalition of 18 universities and 28 associations in voicing support for the Mining Schools Act of 2023, which just passed markup in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.  The legislation will be critical for supporting the next generation of talent for the minerals industry as it works to aid in the transition…

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RubbleCrusher Open House a Success

RubbleCrusher, one of the McLanahan Family of Companies brands, recently hosted an open house to showcase its RC150 Tracked Jaw Crusher. RubbleCrusher was started in the United Kingdom in 1996 to provide a “zero-waste” solution that contributes to a circular economy for small to medium construction and recycling projects. RubbleCrusher designs, manufactures and sells smaller crushers that are mounted on…

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Komatsu Expands National Field Services for North America Mining Customers

As Komatsu continues to enhance offerings for mining customers in North America, the company announced that it is acquiring certain assets of Matfield Machining to support the growth of its national field service teams, which support mining operations at customer sites throughout the United States and Canada. Assets acquired through this purchase will include a 14-acre site including a shop…

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Permitting Update: Maryland

A rural Maryland community lost a round recently in their fight to curb polluting industrial activity in their midst. But they refuse to give up. In July, Anne Arundel County’s board of appeals overturned a decision rescinding a 1967 approval for Westport Reclamation to continue mining sand and gravel and producing concrete in the Lothian area. A county hearing officer…

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Taking The Pulse

Sept. 20, 2023 – The Pulse is back! The latest edition of The Pulse, the quarterly economic report from Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products, is now online.The Pulse is the construction-materials industry’s premier economic report, focusing on the most current data points; aggregates and ready mix concrete demand; and insightful market analysis. The lead author of the report is Rock Products’ columnist Pierre Villere, who’s…

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Athabasca Minerals Enters into Agreement to be Acquired by JMAC Energy

Athabasca Minerals Inc. has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with JMAC Energy Services LLC in which JMAC has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Athabasca, other than Athabasca shares already owned or controlled by JMAC, or persons or entities related to JMAC for cash consideration of $0.145 per Athabasca Share.  The proposed transaction…

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