Even in granite-like conditions the new Cat MD5150C Top Hammer Drill is out-performing down-the-hole rigs, according to the company, with its higher productivity and much lower fuel consumption – while achieving comparable hole straightness. Cat drill customer Iron Mountain Quarry, located south of St. Louis, reports that overall productivity is almost double a competitor’s DTH drill. This productivity is achieved…
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Atlas Copco BenchREMOTE Can Handle Three Rigs
Blasthole drillers can handle up to three rigs in parallel while working at a safe distance from the high wall with the new BenchREMOTE by Atlas Copco. Traditionally high walls are one area of a quarry or surface mine that expose operators to the most risk. Using Atlas Copco’s BenchREMOTE remote operator station, drillers can now operate more than 100 yd.…
Read MoreCASE Launches New Excavators
CASE Construction Equipment introduced five new crawler excavators to the construction trade press at a special event at its Tomahawk, Wis., test facility: the CX210D, the CX250D, the CX250D Long Reach (LR), the CX300D and the CX350D. These new models are designed to provide significant operational gains, including cycle times up to 12 percent faster, improved responsiveness and multifunctional control, and…
Read MoreVictory Nickel Frac Sand Sales Decrease
Victory Nickel Inc. announced that frac sand sales during the first quarter of 2015 have been slower than anticipated. Sales decreased monthly from January to March and, as a result of current market conditions the company has temporarily suspended production at its Seven Persons, Alberta, Canada, frac sand plant (7P). The 7P Plant was just entering its full production stage…
Read MoreSelect Sands Submits Permit Application
Select Sands Corp. has submitted a Quarry Mining Permit Application to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for its Sandtown project in Northeast Arkansas.
Read MoreDi-Corp. Hopes to Build New Plant
A well-established Alberta, Canada, company is hoping to set up a plant in Yellowhead County, just west of Peers. Di-Corp is hoping build a frac sand, oil and gas facility beside the CN Rail mainline.
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A Texas based frac sand mining company is backing out of plans to develop a 1,600 acre mine and processing plant in Trempealeau County, Wis. Over the last year, Superior Silica Sands has been in the process of developing a plant between the cities of Independence and Arcadia. As part of the project, Independence annexed the property, but controversy about…
Read MoreLambert Joins Superior Construction Management Division
Superior Industries Inc. has hired 36-year aggregate industry veteran Doug Lambert. In March, Lambert was appointed to a role as a sales and application engineer in the manufacturer’s new construction management division. Lambert comes to Superior after spending the last eight years as a regional sales manager for Terex Minerals Processing Systems. His roots in the construction aggregate industry are deep.…
Read MoreARTBA Issues Earth Day Message
The transportation design and construction industry continues to be a driving force in efforts to protect the environment and is proud to join the 45th annual Earth Day observance.
Read MoreRoads in State of Washington Need Long-Term Investment
The state of Washington’s transportation system faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, increasingly congested and crowded highways and transit systems, a need for additional roadway safety improvements, and a lack of funding to proceed with numerous needed transportation improvements, threatening the state’s quality of life and economic vitality.
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