Virginia Tech Mining and Minerals Engineering Academic Advisor Michelle Crotto recently took first-year general engineering students to the Jack’s Mountain Quarry in Glade Hill, Va., where Hokie mining alumni working for Rockydale Quarries Corp., introduced them to surface mining and blast engineering. Watch: https://vtx.vt.edu/videos/k/2022/10/1_zrwbhgb6.html
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J&R Sand and Gravel Featured in Video
J&R Sand and Gravel, Ava., Mo., was featured as part of a special Buy Missouri promotional video series by KOLR-TV, Springfield, Mo. J&R Sand and Gravel is a family owned and operated aggregate-materials operation. The plant was established in 2014 by John Bryan, who has more than 25 years of experience in construction management and has worked on projects in more…
Read MoreStockpile Reports Helps Customers Expand Financial, Operational Performance
Stockpile Reports enables companies to become the market leaders by solving their most difficult inventory, operations, and financial problems with its Every Pile, Any Time mindset. Turn your biggest headache into an asset you can leverage to create competitive advantage through material visibility across your enterprise supply chains. A contract supplier uses Stockpile Reports for production tracking to reduce inventory…
Read MoreHise-Trujillo Receives Young Leaders Mark S. Walsh Award
Rock Products once again sponsored the Mark S. Walsh Award at The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Young Leaders Annual Meeting. The award was presented by Rock Products Managing Editor Josephine Patterson to CEMCO President Jennifer Hise-Trujillo.
Read MoreRP Video News: Cat Hits Autonomous Trucks Milestone
Caterpillar has reached a significant milestone, announcing that more than 500 Cat autonomous trucks are now in operation worldwide. This achievement is exciting not only for the mining industry, but also its broad customer base as the company scales autonomy into quarry/aggregates and construction industries’ product lines with competitive offerings.
Read MoreRP Video News: World of Concrete Recap
Whether you were onsite at the Las Vegas Convention Center, or participating virtually, check out WOC360’s exclusive video coverage of the 2022 World of Concrete. This year’s attendees enjoyed the ability to connect in person with a show that put safety at the heart of the event experience so the industry was able to reconnect and get back to business, while…
Read MoreRP Video News: MSHA Stresses Power Haulage Safety
In 2022, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will continue to focus on powered haulage safety. It is fair to say that powered haulage safety is one of – if not THE – highest priority for MSHA. Out of 36 fatalities reported by MSHA in 2021, 16 were power haulage accidents. MSHA identified powered haulage safety as a priority back in…
Read MoreRP Video News: Martin Marietta Committed to Sustainability
Streets. Highways. Stadiums. Schools. As a leading provider of natural resource-based building materials, Martin Marietta is proud to provide the solid foundation upon which our communities thrive. “As a company, we are built upon safety, integrity, excellence, community and stewardship – values that influence every aspect of our business, particularly when it comes to sustainability,” the company stated. “Rooted in our…
Read MoreRP Video News: ACI Forms Nonmetallic Building Materials Group
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has formed “NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials.” The group announced Aramco as its Founding Sustaining Member. The two organizations will work together to achieve more sustainable building solutions through advances in nonmetallic technologies.
Read MoreRP Video News: Chaney Celebrates Expansion
Chaney Enterprises declared 2021 as “The Great Expansion,” a nod to the company’s growth – and they don’t just mean geographic footprint.
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