Environmental group The Houston County Protectors offered the Houston County, Wis., board what the advocacy group described as a “thoughtful, balanced” amendment to the county’s mining ordinance. Representing the Protectors, Ken Tschumper in a statement said the proposed change to the county’s mineral extraction ordinance “resolves much of the controversy … by proposing two significant changes” – prohibiting frac sand…
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MSHA Targets Aggregates Operations With Special Inspections
Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors issued 225 citations and six orders during special impact inspections at 15 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in July.
Read MoreAggregates Production Rises in Second Quarter
An estimated 607 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 3 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2014, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Read MoreMcLanahan to Host Water Management School
Many mineral- and aggregate-processing facilities are facing strict regulations on water management and usage, especially in areas of the United States such as California, which has been facing serious drought conditions.
Read MorePaladin Releases Mobile Lighting System
The sun doesn’t work around the clock, but quarry operations often do. Quarry workers sometimes need powerful and reliable lighting that sets up quickly in order to extend hours and work safely. The Paladin Case Light CL10K was designed for brightness and mobility when it’s needed most, and where plugging into an outlet isn’t an option. The Paladin Case Light…
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Show Ups and Downs in July
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $629.4 billion, new construction starts in July were essentially unchanged from June’s pace, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. By major sector, nonresidential building showed slight improvement following its lackluster June performance, while residential building maintained the strengthening trend witnessed over the past several months.
Read MoreSummit Materials Acquires LeGrand Johnson
Summit Materials Inc. has completed the acquisition of LeGrand Johnson Construction Co., a vertically integrated construction materials company based in Utah and servicing the northern and central Utah, western Wyoming and southern Idaho markets.
Read MoreNonresidential Construction Still Steady
The nonresidential construction sector continues at a steady pace, a slight decline notwithstanding, according to the FMI Nonresidential Construction Index Report (NRCI) for Q3 2015. The Index reflects the observations and sentiments of a sampling of construction industry executives nationwide.
Read MoreHousing Starts Hit Highest Level Since 2007
Led by a strong jump in single-family production, nationwide housing starts inched up 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.206 million units in July, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. This is the highest level since October 2007.
Read MoreConstruction Unemployment Drops to 14-Year Low
Construction employment in July climbed to the highest level since February 2009, while the number of unemployed workers with construction experience shrank to a 14-year low, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that the diminishing pool of available qualified labor may be having an impact on the industry’s ability to meet growing…
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