Elkhart County Gravel Increases Screen Wear Life and Boosts Plant Efficiency With High-Quality Screens. By Mark S. Kuhar Elkhart County Gravel, headquartered in New Paris, Ind., operates four Indiana and Illinois Department of Transportation certified sand and gravel pits in northern Indiana that produce landscape stone, asphalt blends and concrete mined from a bench below water. As Plant Manager Arnie…
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Mergers Up North
Jan. 19, 2022 – Mergers and acquisitions are also a hot topic in Canada, according to an article in the Journal of Commerce. The British Columbia Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (BCSSGA) is concerned that small family-owned gravel pits are being replaced by larger out-of-town mega-aggregate operations that result in longer commute times for trucks and cause more harm to the environment…
Read MoreSunroc Acquires DePatco; Expands Presence in Idaho
Sunroc Corp., a subsidiary of Clyde Companies Inc., has acquired Idaho Falls-based DePatco, Inc. The acquisition of DePatco’s assets will facilitate a strategic expansion into eastern Idaho for Sunroc, increasing its geographic footprint and product offering. The operations will continue doing business under the DePatco name.
Read MoreAthabasca Acquires Two Aggregates Operations
Athabasca Minerals Inc. purchased two gravel operations located in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta, Canada. The gravel pits include KM248 and Cowpar gravel properties and were acquired for a purchase price of CA$600,000.
Read MoreFrac Sand – Industry Briefs
Two challengers out-polled incumbent Trempealeau County, Wis., supervisor Tom Bice in a recent primary election, leaving the frac sand mining proponent off the April general election ballot. Jon Schultz and Daryl Kramer received 61 and 55 votes, respectively, according to the LaCrosse Tribune. Bice, the District 5 supervisor since 2010 and former chairman of the Environment and Land Use Committee,…
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