Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.3 million tons in October, a decrease of 13.1% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were also below the month’s five-year average by 9.6%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.7 million tons, a decrease of 8.4%. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 587,069 tons, a decrease of 29.7%. Year-to-date the limestone trade…
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Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in July
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in July, a decrease of 14.3% compared to a year ago. The trade was also below the month’s five-year average by 9.3%. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.9 million tons, a decrease of 14% compared to 2023. Shipments from Canadian quarries decreased by 15.5% to 651,155 tons. Year-to-date the…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Up 22.8% in November
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.1 million tons in November, an increase of 22.8% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were 7.3% above the month’s five-year average. Loadings from U.S. quarries increased 23.6% from 2022 to 2.6 million tons. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 536,912 tons, an increase of 19.2%. Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at nearly…
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Read MoreMSHA Issues Mine Fatality Data; Convenes Meeting
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the first quarter of 2014. From Jan. 1 to March 31, eight miners died in accidents in the U.S. mining industry. Three were killed in coal mining accidents and five in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. The previous quarter…
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