Pit & Quarry articles from August 2000

Pit & Quarry archives from August 2000

TOP News.
August 1, 2000... * The boards of directors and members of the National Stone Association and National Aggregates Association vote in favor of the merger of the associations. * Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced the acquisition of the A.B. Long...

STOCK watch.
August 1, 2000... (at press time) This Month Last Month Centex Construction Prod. 22 11/42 26 111/416 Florida Rock Industries 37 31/44 37 91/416 Hanson Plc ...

wire.
August 1, 2000... * The U.S. Senate on July 13 defeated The Motorist Act of 2000 by a vote of 59-40. The bill would have repealed/suspended the federal 18.4-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax, and 24.4-cents-per-gallon diesel tax for 150 days, jeopardizing the...

RED FLAGS.
August 1, 2000... * The Minerals Information Institute, Golden, Colo., was awarded the 2000 Gary Prazen Living Legend Award from the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. * CIMA will launch a conference called The Americas Exchange -- to be held December...

ESSENTIAL economics.
August 1, 2000... MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES, IN MILLIONS May 2000 Apr. 2000 % Change Nonresidential Building $150,292 $163,036 -8 Residential Building ...

Quarry Show: a no show.
August 1, 2000... Let's examine the key reasons why the first-ever working quarry show in the United States failed What are the reasons behind the failure of the North American Quarry Show, held July 11-13 in Syracuse, N.Y.? In case you're wondering what...

NSA, NAA boards approve merger vote by NSA membership awaits.
August 1, 2000... The board of directors and general membership of the National Aggregates Association (NAA) unanimously approved a resolution to merge NAA and the National Stone Association (NSA). The vote took place at special NAA board of directors and...

May construction activity retreats 3 percent.
August 1, 2000... CONTRACTING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION slipped 3 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $435.6 billion, it was reported by the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Both residential and nonresidential building experienced...

ASSE warns of danger for miners, mine operators.
August 1, 2000... THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS (ASSE) IS ISSUING a warning to mine operators and miners that chemical dust has just been detected in the breathing circuits of some Draeger Oxy-K-Plus Self-Contained Self-Rescue (SCSR) devices. ...

Martin Marietta Materials acquires sites in South.
August 1, 2000... Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced the acquisition of the A.B. Long Quarries Inc., Harriman, Tenn. The quarry mines limestone and has an annual capacity in excess of 750,000 tons, with mineral reserves in excess of a 20-year supply. ...

Lafarge acquires large U.S. quarry.
August 1, 2000... LAFARGE CORP. HAS PURCHASED ALL OF THE outstanding stock of Presque Isle Corp., which operates one of the largest stone quarries in the United States. The quarry in Presque Isle, Mich., located about 20 miles north of Alpena on the shore of...

Acquisition provides growth opportunities for CSR America.
August 1, 2000... CSR AMERICA INC. (CSRA) IS CONTINUING ITS expansion with the agreement to purchase the aggregates and cement company FCH Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Florida Crushed Stone Co. (FCS) for $348 million, subject to regulatory approvals. ...

Industry sees further consolidation.
August 1, 2000... * Dallas-based TXI purchased Central Sand & Gravel of Jena, La. Central Sand & Gravel has been in operation for five years and is the primary supplier of asphalt and concrete fine and course aggregates to an area extending from North of...

Vulcan's education efforts receive national award.
August 1, 2000... At its annual meeting, the Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC) presented its Minerals Education Award for Public Outreach/Education to Vulcan Materials Co., Mideast Division, for its Joseph Andres Gutierrez Earth Science Museum and...

Blue Circle `not in a hurry' for deal.
August 1, 2000... BRITAIN'S BIGGEST CEMENT MAKER, BLUE CIRCLE Plc, which recently fought off a hostile takeover bid from French rival Lafarge, says that it is "not in a hurry" to do a deal with U.S. cement company Southdown Inc. "We're not looking to do a...

Centex Corp. announced that Leldon E. Echols has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
August 1, 2000... * Centex Corp. announced that Leldon E. Echols has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. In addition to the traditional duties of chief financial officer, Echols has reporting responsibility for Centex's...

Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc. has promoted: Ron Anderson to director of the company's Finance & Accounting department.
August 1, 2000... * Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc. has promoted: Ron Anderson to director of the company's Finance & Accounting department; Tammy Henderson to director of residential marketing; Steve Kallemeier to director of engineering and construction; Tony...

Better Minerals & Aggregates Co.
August 1, 2000... * Better Minerals & Aggregates Co. named R.D. "Butch" Reeves president and CEO of Stone Materials, its aggregates division.

State Association News.
August 1, 2000... The Preservation of Mineral Resources Act, a bill to protect New Jersey's mineable reserves, was approved 5-0 by the New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee. "We want to make sure that all of the citizens of this state understand the critical...

Actions or words?
August 1, 2000... There is a concept in economics called "opportunity cost." If money is spent on one thing, the same money is not available to be spent on anything else. That is a simple description of opportunity cost. For example, money spent on guns cannot...

Fired employees come back to work.
August 1, 2000... No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against or cause to be discharged or cause discrimination against or otherwise interfere with the exercise of the statutory rights of any miner, representative of miners or applicant for...

Rocky Mountain Report.
August 1, 2000... Producers of crushed stone and sand and gravel in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States report steady conditions and generally good health, owing to a solid U.S. economy and an influx of federal and state construction dollars. But...

It's about time.
August 1, 2000... Effectively communicating a message about being a "good neighbor" is easier said than done. This is, in all likelihood, because being a good neighbor is a subjective and somewhat nebulous thing. One's neighbor determines whether or not someone...

Graniterock : Pit & Quarry's 2000 Producer of the Year.
August 1, 2000... To be named Producer of the Year, a company must display superior performance in six areas as described below. Graniterock, based in Watsonville, Calif., displays this superior performance and is selected Pit & Quarry's 2000 Producer of the...

New excavators boast best-in-class horsepower.
August 1, 2000... New Holland Construction's latest excavator introductions are the EC350 and EC240 crawler excavators. The EC350 is a 249-hp model with a maximum dig depth of 24 ft. 3 in. (24 ft. 6 in. with optional arm). The EC240 is a 176-hp model with a...

Deere introduces equipment tracking system.
August 1, 2000... DeereTrax is the newest product in John Deere's customer-focused Total Repair Cost Management program. The DeereTrax Equipment Tracking System provides users the ability to pinpoint the location of each piece of equipment on the worksite, as...

Autonomous earthmoving machinery.
August 1, 2000... Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is the assignee of the patent for the new "Learning System and Method for Optimizing Control of Autonomous Earthmoving Machinery." The patent is the creative work of inventor Patrick S. Rowe, also of...

Forum Focus.
August 1, 2000... Addressing the critically important challenges of running an e-business in the new digital economy, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) will hold its second annual Executive Forum, Sept. 20-22 in Chicago. Themed "E-Business 2000," this...

Terex Corp. announced that Chris Ragot has been appointed to the newly established position of president of Earthking.com.
August 1, 2000... @ Terex Corp. announced that Chris Ragot has been appointed to the newly established position of president of Earthking.com. Earthking.com is a new, independent company created by Terex, which is in the process of developing an Internet...

More interactive access, plus increased technical information about mechanical fasteners, tools, accessories and supplies for belt-conveyor maintenance, marks the updated/expanded Flexco web site at flexco.com.
August 1, 2000... @ More interactive access, plus increased technical information about mechanical fasteners, tools, accessories and supplies for belt-conveyor maintenance, marks the updated/expanded Flexco web site at flexco.com. A new Products & Distributors...

Deere & Company has chosen Interwoven Inc. content management solutions to enable management and delivery of Web content for more than 165 Internet.
August 1, 2000... @ Deere & Company has chosen Interwoven Inc. content management solutions to enable management and delivery of Web content for more than 165 Internet, extranet and intranet sites, enterprise-wide.

AECdirect, an Internet company delivering productivity tools and services designed to meet the needs of building professionals.
August 1, 2000... @ AECdirect, an Internet company delivering productivity tools and services designed to meet the needs of building professionals, officially opened its site at aecdirect.com. Key services on the site include DirectLink, a free service that...

Nett Technologies Inc. announced the availability of several foreign-language versions of its Web page devoted to emission-control technologies for mining machinery.
August 1, 2000... @ Nett Technologies Inc. announced the availability of several foreign-language versions of its Web page devoted to emission-control technologies for mining machinery, construction equipment and material handling. The information is available...

Caterpillar Engine Division offers a new, visitor-friendly Web site at cat-industrial.com.
August 1, 2000... @ Caterpillar Engine Division offers a new, visitor-friendly Web site at cat-industrial.com. It is designed for anyone interested in finding the right engine for their off-highway engine needs. Caterpillar's full line of engines are...

Hauling It All : At American Infrastructure, articulated haul trucks are multi-task machines.
August 1, 2000... The more an articulated truck is utilized, the more cost-effective its ownership. This is because there are fixed costs associated with a truck, as there is with other equipment. The major fixed costs are the purchase/finance costs or lease...

Loading Up on Durability : Blue Circle Aggregates tackles 700 tph with a new loader.
August 1, 2000... Finding a wheel loader capable of loading between 600 and 700 tons of shotrock per hour into haul trucks presented Blue Circle Aggregates, Cumming, Ga., with a challenge. A Komatsu WA600-3 wheel loader designed to increase productivity by...

Portable Plants Making an Impact.
August 1, 2000... This is the first in a series of special equipment sections that will appear in Pit & Quarry. The Maximum Production Series will focus on individual equipment groups, and is designed to help producers get the most of current technology. - Ed....

Making a Molehill out of a Mountain.
August 1, 2000... If you happen to find yourself traveling on I-25 near Glenrock, Wyo., your gaze will fall upon the beautiful but weatherworn vista of the Laramie Mountain Range's northern-most slopes. Mother Nature has gradually, over the millennia, rounded...

Portable and Precise.
August 1, 2000... Lloyd Palm Construction Co., Wenatchee, Wash., was once a general contractor serving Washington state. Today, Lloyd Palm Construction is a key supplier to his former competitors, providing them with recycled material and virgin aggregate for...

On-Site Recycling.
August 1, 2000... Road construction and repair can be a slow and hazardous business. Bob Reilly, president of Ossian, Iowa-based Reilly Construction Co. thought a "road recycling train" concept would speed up the process and do the entire job on-site in a more...

Fingerscreener.
August 1, 2000... AGGREGATE RECYCLING CORP. (ARC) has been effectively utilizing an Erin Fingerscreener 165 at its facility just off Interstate 95 in Eliot, Maine. ARC has had the Erin Fingerscreener 165 since last year. The machine was purchased because it...

Telescoping conveyors.
August 1, 2000... SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, an Astec company, now offers more options on their TeleStacker telescoping conveyor. The TeleStacker telescoping conveyor is already well known for its desegregation capabilities. Segregation is the separation of materials...

Mobile Crusher.
August 1, 2000... Komatsu America International's BR500JG-1A mobile crusher is designed for severe crushing applications. The portable plant is equipped with a double-hydraulic motor design, and other equipment features including: * An optimal component...

Simplicity Engineering.
August 1, 2000... The Rip-Rap II scalping and sizing system is designed to quickly and efficiently size up to three different aggregate products. Oversized material passes through to the kingpin end of the unit while an optional conveyor allows for easy fines...

Lippmann-Milwaukee, Inc.
August 1, 2000... The Lippmann 30x48 Portable Electric Jaw Crushing Plant offers a modular skid-mounted feeder hopper, extra heavy-duty VGF feeder, and 48" front discharge conveyor. An exceptional value, the plant is optimally engineered to deliver maximum...

Powerscreen.
August 1, 2000... The Turbo Chieftain 1400 from Powerscreen is a portable plant offering 3-way screening and stockpiling of material with a capacity of up to 550 tph. The unit is crawler mounted and is designed for high volume processing of aggregates....

Telsmith.
August 1, 2000... A Telsmith 52 Gyrasphere cone plant helps Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Grand Rapids Gravel Co. produce material all year long. The company crushes what it calls the hardest known aggregate in Michigan with the Telsmith plant. The employees at the...

Crusher Rental & Sales.
August 1, 2000... The 4142 Closed Circuit Crushing Plant offers a solution for unusable, obsolete concrete and asphalt. The portable, fully contained plant features the Crush Boss 4142 horizontal shaft impactor, Simplicity vibrating grizzly feeder, 5-ft. x...

Nordberg.
August 1, 2000... The NW1213CC is an all-in-one, closed-circuit portable plant that produces final sized products from recycled concrete, asphalt or quarry materials. The plant includes a Nordberg NP1213 impact crusher, a feeder, a 5-ft. x 16-ft. double-deck...

Oil's Well, Ends Well.
August 1, 2000... Maintaining proper vehicle lubrication standards is important when facing the gritty mining environment or weather extremes. Beating the heat and conquering the cold can be critical concerns when addressing lubrication needs. And...

Where the Rubber Meets the Pit.
August 1, 2000... A system of monitoring the performance of equipment tires can help you pump up your quarry's performance. A flat tire that stops production means more than simply a halt to material handling operations or sales deliveries. Until that rubber...

A Preventative Approach : Motor management technology allows end-users to go beyond reactive maintenance to reduce downtime.
August 1, 2000... Producing a quality product at the lowest possible cost is the "name of the game." The lowest-cost, highest-producing manufacturing process is one that operates continuously and without interruption. Therefore, in the pursuit of maximizing...

Wheel loader.
August 1, 2000... John Deere Construction Equipment offers the 644H wheel loader and 644H MH material handler. The 644H and 644H MH are powered by the emissions-certified Powertech 8.1 liter engine with 180 hp. The 644H MH engine provides an additional 20 hp in...

Pump.
August 1, 2000... Godwin Pumps offers its CD150MV 6-in. Dri-Prime Pump for wellpointing applications. With maximum flow rates to l,800 gpm and discharge heads to 130 ft., the CD15OMV is designed for high-volume wellpoint dewatering systems, yet it is fully...

Tool carrier.
August 1, 2000... Komatsu America International offers the WA25OPT-3 Avance Plus parallel tool carrier. Powered by the 131-hp Komatsu 56D102E-1 engine, the WA25OPT-3 has an operating weight of 27,540 lb., a breakout force of 24,575 lb. and a bucket range of 2.5...

Wheel loader : Kawasaki Construction Machinery Corp. of America offers the 6OZIV-2 wheel loader.
August 1, 2000... Kawasaki Construction Machinery Corp. of America offers the 6OZIV-2 wheel loader. The 109-hp loader is equipped with a redesigned cab that includes all the features of the larger class Kawasaki wheel loaders. Standard upgrades to the cab...

Vibration monitors.
August 1, 2000... Instantel Inc.'s Blastware III software offers an Auto Call Home feature. With the software, Instantel's BlastMate Series III and MiniMate Plus vibration monitors can automatically record and forward blast vibration data to a PC by modem. These...

Excavator.
August 1, 2000... Gradall Co.'s XL 3100 hydraulic excavator features load-sensing hydraulics, eliminating the need for mode selection. The sophisticated hydraulics system automatically adjusts for the job at hand, with no operator guesswork. Available with a 4 x...

Mining truck.
August 1, 2000... Terex Equipment Ltd. offers the TR7O off-highway, rigid-frame truck. The TR7O has a maximum payload of 72 tons and is powered by a Detroit Diesel 12V2000 emission-certified engine generating 760 hp at 2,100 rpm. The transmission is an Allison...

Medium-voltage drive.
August 1, 2000... ABB Automation Inc.'s ACS 1000 drive is pre-engineered for fast delivery and connection to any existing standard squirrel cage motor. The standard ACS 1000 water-cooled, medium-voltage drive provides precise speed and torque control in a 2,500...

Nordberg parent makes cash offer to acquire Svedala.
August 1, 2000... Metso Corp. is making a recommended cash offer to acquire the entire stock of Svedala, a global supplier of products and services for rock and mineral processes with annual net sales of EUR 1.6 billion. Metso's plan is to combine its rock and...

GM shows off new full-size pickups.
August 1, 2000... GENERAL MOTORS held its Heavy-Duty Sierra/Silverado National Media Preview in Branson, Mo. Entertaining journalists from a number of magazines, including Pit & Quarry, the company displayed the power of its new Duramax diesel engine. The...

New transmission gets boost from investment.
August 1, 2000... TORVEC Inc. has allocated $500,000 in new funds towards completing pre-production prototypes of a transmission that significantly reduces diesel soot emissions and fuel consumption in heavy-duty trucks. When production is completed, Torvec will...

Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. signed Superior Machine Co. (Marion Machine Division) as its authorized rebuild facility.
August 1, 2000... * Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. signed Superior Machine Co. (Marion Machine Division) as its authorized rebuild facility for all areas of the United States east of the Mississippi River.

Phoenix Process Equipment Co. has formed a partnership with Schauenburg MAB, Germany.
August 1, 2000... * Phoenix Process Equipment Co. has formed a partnership with Schauenburg MAB, Germany, for the exclusive manufacture, market and sale of the Hydrosort technology to the aggregate market in the United States and Mexico. The Hydrosort is a fluid...

Caterpillar Inc. says it has purchased the remaining 50 percent of its underground mining equipment venture in Australia and plans to expand the business significantly.
August 1, 2000... * Caterpillar Inc. says it has purchased the remaining 50 percent of its underground mining equipment venture in Australia and plans to expand the business significantly. Caterpillar says it purchased the balance of Caterpillar Elphinstone Pty....

Cashman Equipment hired Lee Vanderpool as vice president and CFO with responsibilities for the company's finance.
August 1, 2000... * Cashman Equipment hired Lee Vanderpool as vice president and CFO with responsibilities for the company's finance, information products, human resources, credit and purchasing departments. The company also appointed Steve Fallick to the...

Anthony Helsham has been appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment in Brussels.
August 1, 2000... * Anthony Helsham has been appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment in Brussels, Belgium, worldwide headquarters for the company. He replaces Tryggve Sthen, who recently was named president of Volvo Truck Corp., Gothenburg, Sweden.

Kawasaki Construction Machinery Corp. of America.
August 1, 2000... * Kawasaki Construction Machinery Corp. of America appointed Jim Simons national accounts manager.