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September 2010

Feature:

Rock Stars

With her first novel about to hit the bookstands, Sam Brannan blends mining with writing — and a little industry public relations.

Plant Profile:

Rock Hard on Education

Vulcan’s Kennesaw Quarry is well known for the granite aggregate it produces, but is probably best known for its education program.

Supply Lines:

Supply Lines

This selection of 70-ton and larger excavators can help increase the production level at any quarry.

Departments:

September 2010

Carved In Stone:

Carved in Stone

Mica can resist temperatures as high as 1,300 degrees F and can readily be split into flexible, transparent sheets that are thinner than a human hair.

Feature:

Data Mining September 2010

The overall equity markets continue to trade sideways as investors look to synthesize the mixed economic, financial, and industry data. Meanwhile, acquisitions continue at a modest pace with divestitures and ...

Editorial:

Editorial

MSHA's willingness to educate both the industry and its inspectors on equipment guarding issue is refreshing and should be met with optimism — albeit guarded optimism.

Rollouts:

Rollouts September 2010

Fuel-efficient crawler dozers, closed-circuit horizontal screens, multi-use loading equipment and a hopper are among the products featured.

Rock Law:

Rock Law

Early one recent morning, while you were sleeping, Congress was wide awake, putting into law increased reporting requirements and exposure for large mine operators and those with large parent companies.

Aggbeat:

AggBeat

Stone mining exempt from mine safety bill and the status of the stimulus bill and its impacts on the aggregate industry are among the industry news items featured.

State & Province News:

State and Province News September 2010

Keep up to date with this breakdown of industry news in the United States and Canada.

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