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Dec. 12, 2022 – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says that Northern Filter Media has operated just south of Muscatine, Iowa, for more than a hundred years, processing sand and gravel to be used in municipal water treatment plants and for other purposes. In 1985, the company installed a new burner in its dryer. The dryer was subsequently renovated in…
Read MorePACA Honors Individuals, Companies for Industry Achievements
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA), Pennsylvania’s leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries, recently inducted five outstanding members into its Ambassadors of the Industry Hall of Fame. This brings the Hall of Fame to well over 100 inductees since its start in 2000. The members of the 2022 Hall of…
Read MoreHITACHI ZX890LC-6 EXCAVATOR EXCELS IN THE QUARRY
Larger excavators are increasing in popularity as the focus turns to cost per ton. The 186,070- to 192,464-lb (84,400- to 87,300-kg) Hitachi ZX890LC-6 fills this need for a larger excavator to optimize production and offers the advanced technology you need to manage operations. Over the past decade, the typical size of excavators used in quarries has continued to grow as…
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 MoreCalifornia Releases 2019 Mineral Production Data
July 27, 2022 – According to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), the California Non-Fuel Mineral Production 2019 report by the California Geological Survey shows that 111 million short tons of sand and gravel were produced in California in 2019, roughly comparable to the average since 2015. The report also says another 18 million short tons of other construction materials (rock,…
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Up 4.1% in First Quarter
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 Willett, commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The estimated production-for-consumption of construction aggregates in the first quarter of…
Read MoreUSGS Estimates 2021 Aggregates Production
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – in its just-released Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022 report – estimates that 2021 total aggregates production will come in at approximately 2.5 billion metric tons per year (Gt), more than a 3% increase over 2020; with an additional 204 million metric tons (Mt) coming from the cement, gypsum, lime and industrial sand sectors.
Read MoreTla’amin Nation Acquires Select Sand and Gravel
The Tla’amin Nation – formerly known as the Sliammon First Nation and located in British Columbia, Canada, just north of Powell River – has acquired Select Sand and Gravel from Dan Stephens to support Tla’amin’s economy and protect jobs in the whole region.
Read MoreMinerals Auction Benefits Public Schools
Jan. 10, 2022 – Idaho Public Schools will benefit from competitive bidding after an Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) public auction held Jan. 6, generated $835,000 in premium bids on two sand and gravel leases located on public school endowment land south of Boise, according to Big Country News. The public auction took place at the IDL Southwest Supervisory Area Office in Boise. Five bidders registered to…
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