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California firefighters respond to quarry blaze
Firefighters with the Apple Valley Fire Protection District responded to a quarry fire in Apple Valley, California, earlier this month, according to a report from The Daily Press.
The fire started around 12:50 p.m. on June 8 at the Black Mountain ... Read More...
Four major California areas expected to deplete aggregate supply in next 10 years
(Photo: Joel Sax / Flickr)
Four major regions in California--San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno and the San Fernando Valley--are likely to deplete their permitted aggregate supply within the next decade, according to recent data from the California Geological Survey (CGS).
CGS released ... Read More...
Syar proposes Napa Valley quarry expansion
Portions of the Skyline Trail (highlighted in red) run through Syar's property. (Photo: Google Maps)
California-based Syar Industries has proposed an expansion of its Napa quarry operations that would extend quarrying to the easternmost portions of its site, according to ... Read More...
Vulcan to mine west side of Azusa rock
(Photo:City of Azusa via LA Times)
Vulcan Materials will begin mining the west side of Azusa Rock in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, which is expected to generate millions of dollars for the city of Azusa, California, the ... Read More...
California Senator Feinstein supports Boxer’s Cemex-blocking bill
Senator Barbara Boxer’s (D-CA) most recent bill to block the proposed Cemex sand and gravel mine in Canyon Country has gained support from Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), The Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported.
The bill follows a decade-long battle between Cemex ... Read More...
Duarte to stop challenging Vulcan Materials expansion project near Azusa
Duarte city officials have said they will not continue challenging an environmental review of Vulcan Materials’ mining expansion project in near Azusa, the Pasadena Star-News reported.
Duarte has spent nearly $600,000 in fighting the expansion project.
Duarte’s opposition to the project has ... Read More...
California Senator Boxer blocks proposed Cemex mine
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced a bill on Thursday to block the proposed Cemex sand and gravel mine in Canyon Country, the Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported.
The Cemex mine would extract 56 million tons of sand and gravel from the ... Read More...
California Highway Patrol, WASATI host equipment theft summit
California Highway Patrol, WSATI - Northern Chapter, FBI-LEEDA, National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and National Equipment Register (NER) will host a heavy equipment summit on May 22 at the Office of Emergency Services in Dublin, California.
The cost to participate is ... Read More...
City Council approves 650 homes near quarry in California
The Carlsbad City Council has decided to allow McMillin Companies to build all 650 homes near a reclaimed gravel quarry, KPBS reported.
Many area residents didn’t want to see more homes on the 156-acre site.
The city council reached a compromise, allowing ... Read More...
Mission Valley Rock plant reduces energy costs by 12 percent
Lehigh Hanson’s Mission Valley Rock plant in Sunol, California, reduced it energy intensity by 12.2 percent in one year, achieving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Challenge for Industry.
As a result of the accomplishment, the plant also reduced ... Read More...
Graniterock hosts Sixth Annual Construction Career Day
Graniterock will host its Sixth Annual Construction Career Day on May 3 from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at its A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, California.
Designed for San Benito and Santa Cruz County high school students, Construction Career Day will ... Read More...
Cemex, Santa Cruz County to study idle Cemex plant
This month, Santa Cruz County officials gave permission for a year-long investigation of a 107-year-old Cemex plant in Davenport, California, Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
The plant dates back to 1906 and has remained idle since 2010. The investigation is part of ... Read More...
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