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Bobcat breaks ground on $20 million Bismarck expansion
Birds-eye concept of Bobcat's Bismarck facility expansion
Bobcat Company has broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion of its Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck, North Dakota.
The project includes the expansion of an existing building and the construction ... Read More...
Americans consume 3 million pounds of minerals in a lifetime
The average American born in 2012 with an expected lifespan of 78.8 years will consume an estimated 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuels in his or her lifetime, accordng to statistics released this month from The Society for ... Read More...
Vulcan shareholders reject board changes at annual meeting
Vulcan Materials shareholders on Friday rejected three proposed board changes at the company’s annual investors meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, according to the Birmingham Business Journal.
The shareholders voted against declassifying Vulcan’s board, eliminating super majority voting and requiring an independent director ... Read More...
Fletcher donates to mining engineering scholarship
Andrew Nielson and Hannah McNally earned $2,500 scholarships from the J.H. Fletcher & Co. Mining Engineering Scholarship Fund. Pictured, left to right: Billy Goad, business development manager; Charlene Kendall; Bill Kendall, Western district sales manager; Andrew Nielson, recipient; Hannah ... Read More...
MSHA Alert: Drill Safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released an accident prevention alert following a recent injury. The incident involved a roof bolting machine operator who was seriously injured when he was struck by an unrestrained drill steel.
MSHA recommends the ... Read More...
Excavators uncover ancient quarry in Jerusalem
An overview of the quarry site (Photo: Skyview Company, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced last week that local workers have discovered a quarry that was likely used in constructing Jerusalem’s ancient buildings.
The 11,000-square-foot quarry ... Read More...
National Transportation Week should positively boost global competitiveness, NSSGA says
This year’s National Transportation Week (NTW), which runs from May 14 until May 18, focuses on transportation’s effects on globalization, according to our sister site, Better Roads.
The 2013 NTW theme is “Transportation - The World is Right Next Door.”
The National ... Read More...
Local police investigate copper wire theft in Oregon quarry
Surveillance photos capture images of suspects in the theft of copper at a quarry in Oregon.
The The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Community Response Team is investigating the theft of copper wire from a rock quarry near Dayton, Oregon, according ... Read More...
Ritchie Bros. to auction mining equipment in West Virginia
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has scheduled an unreserved public auction at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, on May 22 at 9 a.m.
The auction will feature more than 150 pieces of mining and other heavy equipment items like wheel ... Read More...
Diesel fuel price report: May 13, 2013
Despite recent declines, U.S. diesel fuel prices increased in nearly every region this week. The Central Atlantic region experienced the only decline in the United States, with a $0.001 per gallon decrease. All other regions experienced increases, with the West ... Read More...
Indiana appeals court denies quarry-blocking appeal
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Singleton Stone LLC in a suit to stop the company’s groundbreaking for a proposed limestone quarry near Lowell, Indiana, the Northwest Indiana Times reported.
In the suit, the owners of two farms ... Read More...
Millington Quarry endorsed for site rehabilitation
(Photo: Basking Ridge Patch)
The Planning Board in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on March 7 partially endorsed a proposal from Millington Quarry to rehabilitate its Stonehouse Road property for possible residential property in the future, according to the Basking Ridge ... Read More...
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