The extraction and processing of construction aggregates is a complex business that requires extensive expertise at many levels, a reality that is lost on the average consumer watching a load of rock being discharged on a construction site. To accomplish the production of the most basic and critical of all building products requires an infrastructure of personnel that lend their…
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Bureau of Land Management Approves Simon Quarry Expansion
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the expansion of Simon Quarry, an existing sand and gravel quarry on public land near Indio, Calif., in Riverside County. The decision authorizes Simon Concrete & Aggregate LLC, owned and operated by Superior Ready Mix Inc., to utilize an additional 132 acres of public land to provide the greater Coachella Valley area with construction…
Read MoreA ‘Fair’ Offer
July 6, 2022 – The local government in Minnehaha County, S.D., created a task force to review and establish a new vision for the W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls at its current location, but during a recent commission meeting Knife River Corp. extended a much different idea. “Knife River currently borders the fairgrounds on three sides and those surrounding…
Read MoreFirst Look – July 2022
TOP NEWS House Passes 2022 WRDAThe House has passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. It will improve the nation’s water infrastructure by authorizing water resources development projects in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This legislation will strengthen America’s economy through investments in ports, harbors and inland waterways; make communities more resilient; and protect…
Read MoreBurgex Maps U.S. Construction Aggregate Supply
A major milestone was achieved this week as the Burgex Inc. Mineralocity Aggregates team completed a high-resolution visual mapping of estimated construction aggregate supply and demand analysis across the entire United States.
Read MoreAggregates Production Rises 5% in 2021
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the report “Crushed Stone and Sand and Gravel in the Fourth Quarter 2021.“
Read MoreGCAA Holds Workshop/EXPO
After a one year hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) Workshop/EXPO kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
Read MoreEagle Rock Aggregates Marine Terminal Faces Opposition
Eagle Rock Aggregates’ (ERA) plan to construct and operate the ERA Oakland Terminal Project – a marine terminal at the Port of Oakland that would import, store and distribute bulk construction aggregates – has come under fire from environmental advocates.
Read MoreCarmeuse Americas Acquires Schlegel Sand and Gravel
Carmeuse Americas has acquired 100% of the equity of Schlegel Sand and Gravel from Mark and Matt Schlegel. Schlegel Sand and Gravel, located in Lansing, Mich., services the Michigan construction market.
Read MoreAggregates Production Rises 4% in Third Quarter
An estimated 731 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 4% compared with that in the third quarter of 2020. The estimated production for consumption in the first nine months of 2021 was 1.90 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase…
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