Miles Ahead Brands Acquires Statewide Materials

Miles Ahead Brands announced the acquisition of Statewide Materials, a well-established aggregate production and distribution company based in Titusville, Fla., led by Christy Ruth, chief executive officer and Richard Ruth, president. This strategic partnership is a significant milestone for Miles Ahead Brands, as it aligns with its mission to elevate the aggregate distribution industry by forging partnerships with leading brands…

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Screening: Mastering the Art of Sizing and Separation

Strategies and Products To Accelerate Productivity And Efficiency. By Mark S. Kuhar Screening can be a bottleneck in aggregate production. Cases of quarries operating with high rates of return and contamination of materials in their screens are not uncommon, as are stoppages in times of higher humidity and rain. According to Metso Outotec, one solution is to analyze the feed…

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Solving Water Management Issues

Fines Recovery, Clarifiers, Belt And Filter Presses, Dewatering Screens, Waste Washing And More. By Mark S. Kuhar Water management is becoming more and more important for aggregates producers. That is no surprise, given the water issues prevalent in the United States, especially in the West. Lake Mead – the largest reservoir in the Colorado River Basin – is losing water…

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Aggregates Production Jumps in Third Quarter

An estimated 683 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 9 percent compared with that of the third quarter of 2013. The estimated production for consumption in the first 9 months of 2014 was 1.64 billion metric tons (Gt), an…

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Athabasca Minerals Inc. Reports Advances

Athabasca Minerals Inc. reported that the company completed aggregate production at its Cowper corporate-owned aggregate operation, its fourth corporate-owned pit and first under agreement with DeneCo Aggregates Ltd., a First Nations company. Reclamation efforts are underway.

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