Cemex has filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., claiming breach of contract, civil rights violations, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and declaratory relief in response to city plans to annex the site of a sand-and-gravel mine in Soledad Canyon. The lawsuit maintains that the city tried to annex the site…
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National Miners Day Celebrated
Dec. 6 is National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. It is appropriate that the country takes a moment to celebrate the incredible contributions that those who quarry stone, sand and gravel make on everyday life.
Read MoreCat, FTP Solutions Partner to Boost Mine Network Performance
Caterpillar and FTP Solutions have developed a cooperative agreement to deliver proactive monitoring and management of mining technology applications and the networks that these products depend on. FTP Solutions, based in Perth, Western Australia, currently offers products and services for monitoring and supporting site communications. The collaborative work will make the best use of the proprietary technology developed by…
Read MoreGraves Joins RGI Board of Directors
The Rogers Group Inc. (RGI) board of directors elected Richard R. Graves to the board. Graves is president and chief executive officer of Saulsbury Industries, which was established in 1967 and currently has more than 2,500 employees servicing the fossil, refining, petrochemical, gas processing, mining, manufacturing and nuclear industries. He has more than 39 years of management and operations…
Read MoreBoart Longyear Develops Online Parts Store
Boart Longyear announced the availability of My Drill Store, a new website for ordering drilling tools and parts online. Providing an intuitive online shopping experience, customers can now easily place orders, check local availability, and find detailed information and pictures of a comprehensive selection of quality drilling products. Believed to be the first to make online ordering available in this product…
Read MoreCemex Opens California Quarry for Run Around the Rocks
Close to 300 residents in Southern California learned more about Cemex’s Lytle Creek Quarry this month while raising money for the local school district during the 4th Annual Run Around the Rocks and Open House near Rialto, Calif.
Read MoreMSHA to Amend Examinations of Working Places Rule
On Sept. 12, 2017, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published two proposed rules in the Federal Register to amend the agency’s Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines final rule (82 FR 7680). Both proposed rules will be available for viewing on Sept. 11, 2017, at 8:45 a.m. at the Office of the Federal Register, Public…
Read MoreZatezalo Nominated to Head MSHA
David Zatezalo, a former coal mining executive from West Virginia, will be President Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. In that role, he will head up the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Read MoreRichard M. Deister Promoted at Deister Machine Co.
Representing the fourth generation of Deister leadership, Richard (Rich) M. Deister was recently promoted to executive vice president of Deister Machine Co., a leading provider of innovative screening, scalping and feeding solutions for the aggregate and mining industries. “Rich has a proven track record for successfully leading large scale initiatives and driving innovation. His leadership skills are well suited to…
Read MoreCaterpillar Financial Picture Strengthens in Q2
Caterpillar Inc. announced second-quarter 2017 sales and revenues of $11.3 billion, compared with $10.3 billion in the second quarter of 2016. Second-quarter 2017 profit per share was $1.35, compared with $0.93 per share in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding restructuring costs and a gain on the sale of an equity investment in IronPlanet, second-quarter 2017 adjusted profit per share…
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