A rock quarry located near a Jefferson County elementary school must halt its operations following a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on Tuesday. The quarry off of Highway 25 roughly 200 yards away from Piedmont Elementary has been met with community concerns over noise, dust, and regular blasting activity. Community members hired a lawyer in an effort to halt work…
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Permitting Update: Ontario, Canada
The Ontario Land Tribunal ruled CBM Aggregates, a division of St. Marys Cement Inc. which operates over 60 gravel pits and quarries in Ontario, can expand the Lanci Pit by 14.8 hectares, or about 36.5 acres, with 10 hectares of that being the extraction area. The original pit, located on Concession 2 just west of Aberfoyle, had a licensed area…
Read MoreHolcim Touts First-Quarter North American Market Expansion
Holcim is reporting first-quarter 2024 net sales of CHF $5.586 billion, a 2.4% decline from CHF$5,725 in 2023. North America delivered margin expansion with a 3.9% increase in local currency recurring EBIT driven by strong underlying market demand. While the first quarter was impacted by fewer shipping days and adverse weather conditions, strong performance is expected to continue in 2024.…
Read MoreCemex Notes Record Results; Sales Down in U.S. Market
Cemex reported record first quarter results, noting that net sales increased 3% to $4.138 billion, with a 5% increase in EBITDA. “Our first quarter in 2024 continued to build on an exceptional 2023,” said Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex. “EBITDA represents a first quarter record for the company, despite fewer working days and difficult weather conditions in many markets.…
Read MoreBreedon Provides Company Update
International construction materials company Breedon Group plc, with locations in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, provided the following trading update ahead of the group’s Annual General Meeting. Trading during the first quarter was impacted by the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and reduced construction activity due to wet weather conditions. This led to softer volumes which were partially offset by…
Read MoreMSHA Safety Alert: Customer Truck Drivers
MSHA reported that since 2021, customer truck drivers have been involved in six fatal accidents, prompting a safety alert. The agency recommends the following best practices to avoid this type of accident:
Read MoreTRIP: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Highlights Importance of Infrastructure Network
The month following a collision by a cargo ship that collapsed a portion of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has highlighted the importance of the safety, reliability and condition of the nation’s freight transportation network in meeting the growing need for timely and safe movement of goods, according to TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreMine Manager Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Manslaughter
An upstate New York court accepted a mine manager’s guilty plea today to manslaughter in the second degree, a Class C felony. Anthony Valente, a mine manager at a Grafton limestone quarry, admitted to causing Darren Miller’s death in October 2022 by recklessly disregarding and overriding safety features of a crane Valente was operating, which resulted in a piece of…
Read MorePermitting Update: New York
The latest plan to quintuple the size of the Padua Ridge gravel mine is inadequate to protect its neighbor, the Watkins Glen State Park, from a host of potentially severe environmental risks, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation declared last week. The developer’s 784-page draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) fails to fully address multiple threats, including stormwater…
Read MoreWomen in Aggregates Hosts Panel, Mixer at AGG1
On the first day of AGG1, Women in Aggregates (WIA) – formed by SEMCO Publishing, the parent company of Rock Products magazine – sponsored a successful AGG1 Academy session and networking mixer at the Music City Center in Nashville. The interactive “Finding the Next Generation of Women in the Aggregates Industry” panel featured Resa Furey, marketing & business development manager, Global Mining…
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