Snapshots Of The Crushed Stone, Sand And Gravel, Industrial Sand, Cement, Gypsum And Lime Markets The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2022 was 2.44 Gt, unchanged from that of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist. The estimated annual output of crushed stone produced for consumption in 2022 was…
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Reality Check on Purported Global Sand Shortage Sensationalism
By Mark J. Krumenacher, PG “Reality Check on a Purported Global Sand Shortage: Sensationalism Extrapolated From Isolated Occurrences to Global Phenomena,” was written by Mark J. Krumenacher, PG, and originally published in the Electronic Green Journal, Volume 1, Issue 47. – Ed. This essay presents how an almost sidebar reference in the back pages of a book, became the topic…
Read MoreMineral Commodity Summaries
Snapshots Of The Crushed Stone, Sand And Gravel, Industrial Sand, Cement, Gypsum And Lime Markets The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates 2021 total aggregates production at approximately 2.5 billion metric tons per year (Gt), a 5% increase over 2020. In its Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022 report, the agency reports Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel, Cement, Industrial Sand, Gypsum and Lime…
Read MoreAggregates Production
The Estimated Production-For-Consumption Of Construction Aggregates In The First Quarter Of 2022 Increased In Four Of The Nine Geographic Divisions. The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2022 was 476 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 4.1% compared with that of the same period of 2021, according to Jason…
Read MoreU.S. Silica Loses $32.4 Million in Second Quarter
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced second quarter 2020 results, including a net loss of $32.4 million, or $(0.44) per basic and diluted share. The second quarter results were negatively impacted by $33.4 million, or $0.35 per share, of charges related to asset impairments, plant startup and expansion, facility closure costs, and other adjustments, resulting in adjusted EPS for the second…
Read MoreUSGS: Industrial Sand Production, Consumption Rise
The U.S. Geological Survey released its 2019 Mineral Commodity Summaries report. In 2018, industrial sand and gravel valued at about $6.2 billion was produced by about 191 companies from 321 operations in 35 states.
Read MoreNSSGA, NISA Partner to Create Industrial Sand Division
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced an agreement with the National Industrial Sand Association (NISA) to create a new Industrial Sand Division (ISD) of NSSGA. Members of NISA will form the nucleus of NSSGA’s Industrial Sand Division.
Read MoreIndustrial Sand Production Rose 33 Percent in 2017
In 2017, U.S. apparent consumption of industrial sand and gravel was 100 million tons, a 33 percent increase from the previous year, owing primarily to increased activity in the oil and gas sector. Production – valued at about $3.5 billion – was produced by about 200 companies from 340 operations in 35 States, according to USGS Mineral Commodity Specialist Thomas…
Read MoreKrumenacher Named to WISA Board of Directors
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA) announced that GZA’s Mark Krumenacher of Waukesha County, Wis., was named to the WISA board of directors. Krumenacher is a senior principal and senior vice president with GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. and recently was named to the firm’s board of directors. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a BS and MS in…
Read MoreSelect Sands Reports First-Quarter Progress
Select Sands Corp. announced financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2017. The company achieved the ability to produce commercial quantities of frac and industrial sand and as a result, commercial production commenced at the start of the quarter.
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