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Top 25 Rollouts of 2011

- December 2, 2011

This ConExpo-Con/Agg year yielded a multitude of new products offering everything from reduced emissions to increased productivity.

Online Equipment Focus: Maintaining Conveyor Belt Scales

- September 8, 2011

Conveyor belt scales should be calibrated periodically to ensure the accuracy of your material weight total. by Austin Amos It is important to note that a conveyor belt scale ...

Martin Marietta Q2 results: Net sales were $426.7 million, down from $442.8 million in Q2 2010

- August 3, 2011

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MMM) announced results on Aug. 2 for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin ...

Data Mining April 2011

- April 1, 2011

Aggregates shipments show modest increases.

Cover Your Tracks

- February 1, 2011

Operating and maintenance techniques can extend undercarriage life.

Polaris Minerals Q2 results = $4.72 million

- August 9, 2010

Canada-based Polaris Minerals Corp. on Aug. 9 reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. (Note: All financial results are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise ...

MSHA criticized for poorly training inspectors

- May 5, 2010

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration received harsh criticism from the U.S. Department of Labor's inspector general for failure to properly train 56 percent of journeyman ...

Valley Rubber acquires Rockland International

- March 23, 2010

Valley Rubber announced on March 11 the purchase of Minden, Nev.-based Rockland International of Minden, Nev., a provider of material delivery solutions for the mining, aggregate, quarry ...

Major Wire hires Richard Bell as national accounts manager

- March 1, 2010

Richard Bell has re-joined Montreal-based Major Wire Industries Limited, a screen media manufacturer, as its national accounts manager. Bell is in charge of progressing current national accounts and creating ...

McLanahan Corp. purchases Polymer Operation

- February 25, 2010

In January of 2009, McLanahan Corporation purchased an existing urethane operation in Florida.  The company primarily produced abrasion resistant mining components for the Southeast region of the ...

Marietta Marietta posts loss in Q4 2009 but ‘has navigated the most difficult time since the Great Depression’

- February 25, 2010

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. has announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2009, and provided a preliminary outlook for 2010. According to the company, ...

Proposed changes to fee structure, land-use for mineral exploration and mining

- February 22, 2010

There have been proposed changes to the fee structure for leasing state land for the purpose of mineral exploration and mining, including aggregates. For a downloadable PDF of ...

Rick Feltes wins NSSGA’s 2009 Wendt Memorial Commitment Award

- February 17, 2010

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) on Feb. 17 named Richard J. (Rick) Feltes, Lafarge, AC&A Division, Eastern U.S., Elburn, Ill., as recipient of the ...

MSHA gives Fisher Sand & Gravel three safety awards

- January 27, 2010

Fisher Sand & Gravel Company, based out of Dickinson, N.D., with operations throughout the western U.S., was recently recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Mine Safety ...