Pit & Quarry articles from January 2001

Pit & Quarry archives from January 2001

According to the latest figures from the U.S. Geological Survey.(cushed stone, sand and gravel output)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... * According to the latest figures from the U.S. Geological Survey, the estimated output of crushed stone produced and shipped for consumption in the third quarter of 2000 was 451 million metric tons, an increase of only 0.8 percent compared...

Titan Atlantic.(Southern Building Products L.L.C. to purchase business from Titan Atlantic Group)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Titan Atlantic, owner of Tarmac America, has agreed to a contract with Southern Building Products LLC to purchase the Building Products business of Tarmac America.

Hanson has completed an asset swap with Rogers Group Inc.(Hanson Aggregates Inc., Rogers Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Hanson has completed an asset swap with Rogers Group Inc. Hanson received Rogers' operations in Ohio - a crushed stone quarry in Sandusky and three distribution facilities in Akron, Massillon and Macedonia. In exchange, Rogers received some...

Vulcan Materials Co. says its Lenoir.(awards for quarries)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Vulcan Materials Co. says its Lenoir, Spruce Pine, Clear Creek, Morganton, Boone, Cabarrus, Elkin and Gold Hill quarries in North Carolina and its Skippers, Royal Stone, Sanders and Stafford quarries in Virginia have been recognized for...

wire.(George W. Bush's considerations for Secretary of Transportation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... B At press time, President-Elect Bush was considering Elaine L. Chao, former deputy transportation secretary; Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R.-Wash.;outgoing Sen. Spencer Abraham, R.-Mich.; Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson; Kansas Gov. Bill Graves; and Tom...

RED FLAGS.(multiple industry briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... [C] NAA-NSA has asked MSHA to extend the comment period on the agency's HazCom rule. The association, along with a number of state associations as co-signatories, is seeking an extension until after January 16, but so far there has been no...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction put in place in September was $819.3 billion, a 9 percent increase over a year ago.

According to the Portland Cement Association.(cement consumption)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * According to the Portland Cement Association, cement consumption rose by 8 percent in August over last year's levels.

ESSENTIAL economics.(construction contract value)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES, IN MILLIONS Oct. 2000 Sept. 2000 % Change Nonresidential Building $173,784 $156,336 +11 Residential Building ...

STOCK watch.(Securities prices for nine construction products companies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... (at press time) This Month Last Month Centex Construction Prod. f 23 31/44 26 11/416 Florida Rock Industries d 37 31/416 34 11/44 Hanson Plc d 31 51/48 26 91/416...

Which GOP will show up?(George W. Bush's possible effect on the aggregates industry)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Now that the longest and most maddening presidential election in history is over and George W. Bush has won, what will it mean for the aggregates industry? Bush's election, coupled with a majority in the House and a 50-50 split in the Senate,...

Third quarter output slightly tops '99 figures.(estimated output and shipment of crushed stone, sand and gravel)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The estimated output of crushed stone produced and shipped for consumption in the third quarter of 2000 was 451 million metric tons, an increase of only 0.8 percent compared with the same period of 1999. The estimated output of construction...

Petition filed for review of MSHA rule.(United States Mine Safety and Health Administration's Interim Final Hazard Communications Rule)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The NAA-NSA filed a Petition for Review of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) Interim Final Hazard Communications Rule. NAA-NSA says the association and the industry is committed to assuring a fully safe and healthful work...

Better Minerals & Aggregates promotes Goodell, Reeves.(Better Minerals and Aggregates Co., Richard E Goodell, R.D. Reeves)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Better Minerals & Aggregates Co. (BMAC) announced that CEO Richard E. Goodell has been named vice chairman of the board, and R.D. "Butch" Reeves, currently president and COO, will assume the title of CEO. Both will report to D. George Harris,...

Tarmac America to sell Building Products Division.(Tarmac America Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Titan Atlantic, owner of Tarmac America, has agreed to a contract with Southern Building Products LLC (a newly formed, privately owned building products company) to purchase the Building Products business of Tarmac America. Commenting on...

Hanson sees full-year profit falling slightly.(Hanson PLC)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Hanson PLC says that its full-year pretax profit is likely to be below last year's figure, but the decline wouldn't be a "material" amount. The building-materials company posted pretax profit of 314.3 million pounds ($447.3 million or 527.1...

Permit denied for operation near Pa. state park.(Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources rejects Quality Aggregates' request for mining variance)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has rejected a proposal for a mining variance that would have allowed quarry operations within the 300-ft. prohibited mining zone outside McConnell's Mill State Park in Lawrence...

NAA-NSA names About Face, other award winners.(Quarry of the Year winners)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... NAA-NSA announced the About Face, Community Relations, Capstone, Pantheon and Rocky awards winners for the year 2000. The honors will be presented on Feb. 13, 2001, in San Diego, at NAA-NSA's annual convention. For the 2000 awards year,...

Blue Circle Cement announces grand opening of Charleston Terminal.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Blue Circle Cement announced the grand opening of the Charleston Terminal, a new world-class import and distribution center. The terminal strengthens Blue Circle's network of plants and terminals to better supply the communities of the...

Construction activity in October 2000 advances 3 percent.(construction contract value)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Contracting for new construction climbed 3 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $472.4 billion, it was reported by the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The gain for total construction was due to a sharp...

The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association inducted two honorary life members.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association inducted two honorary life members. A posthumous award was given to Frank Hamilton Jr. of Nally & Gibson Georgetown Inc. W.R. "Bill" Harrod of Harrod Concrete & Stone Co. was also awarded an honorary...

Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.(California's share of national non-fuel mineral production)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... * Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that California accounted for about 8.2 percent of the national nonfuel mineral output in 1999 with $3.19 billion in production value, according to the California Mining Association....

A burned thumb and the fastest car.(employee performance dependent on a number of factors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... A couple of newspaper clippings from 1999 are the beginnings of some thoughts about a miner and his/her world. Causes and effects are not always close to each other in time and can continue for some time. In preparation for the 1999 U.S. Open...

Pre-employment physicals.(violation of American with Disabilities Act of 1990)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Employers rely on pre-employment physical examinations to screen prospective employees to make sure they are capable of performing the jobs for which they are being considered and to make sure that they do not have pre-existing disabilities...

Sharing the stage.(management of community relations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Why is it that community relations are beginning to share the same stage as such other critical industry concerns as safety? Should state and local public policy issues, and hence that which interests a community, share the same stage as...

Northeast report.(includes multiple records)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Stone producers in the Northeast region of the United States have enjoyed steady market conditions, but a downturn in the U.S. economy could mean the industry will have to scramble to maintain the head of steam it gathered with the passage of...

Bush wins. Will the country? Assessing a Bush presidency from the top down.(U.S. economics discussed)
January 1, 2001... George W. Bush assumes the presidency later this month after one of the closest elections in U.S. history. Bush lacks a mandate, and many continue to suggest he was elected by the conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court, rather than by the...

Portable plant delivers high production.(equipment from Eagle Crusher Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Eagle Crusher Co. has packaged its UltraMax 1000-15CV for low-cost, high-production of 3/4-in. cubical roadbase product, while meeting the strict travel requirements of most states. The new UltraMax Power Package includes a specially designed,...

Attachment turns excavator into drill.(mining drill from Tramac Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Tramac's latest addition to its line of hydraulic attachments is the CPA excavator-mounted rock drill. The CPA rock drill is an easy-to-operate, completely self-contained drill for excavators. The company says it is an excellent attachment...

Chassis combines innovative cab, rugged performance.(truck chassis from Oshkosh Truck Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Oshkosh Truck Corp.'s new, heavy-duty, all-wheel-drive truck chassis is designed to serve the ready-mix concrete industry and other vocational markets that require a heavy-duty, all-wheel-drive chassis. The new chassis, called the Highland,...

Avoiding a clumpy winter.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Paul DQ Campbell is a technology columnist and author in central Florida. His column, Equipment of Tomorrow, appears each month here in Pit & Quarry. Feel free to drop Paul a line at techpubs@ix.netcom. com, or visit him on the web at...

Producer establishes a new Web presence.(Aggregate Industries )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Aggregate Industries is implementing a newly adopted Internet Web site strategy that better represents the company's operations in the United States and United Kingdom. The new strategy allows the company's online offerings to include technical...

IronOx.com will be the first industrial equipment e-commerce supplier.(LoJack anti-theft device)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * IronOx.com will be the first industrial equipment e-commerce supplier of the LoJack security tracking device and theft recovery system. IronOx.com is an auction portal and online exchange for buying and selling used and surplus industrial...

Seven new domain name suffixes were chosen by a non-profit Internet oversight board.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Seven new domain name suffixes were chosen by a non-profit Internet oversight board in hopes of providing viable competition for Web addresses. The suffixes chosen were: .biz, .info, .name, .pro, .museum, .aero and .coop. The new top-level...

IronPlanet Inc. has now sold 101 pieces of used heavy construction equipment.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * IronPlanet Inc. has now sold 101 pieces of used heavy construction equipment following the successful completion of the company's 12th online auction. Since its first online auction on April 4, 2000, IronPlanet has sold $4.4 million worth of...

Valitura.com announced that Peabody Group, Arch Coal Inc. and Amvest Corp. are planning an integrated supply chain b-to-b marketplace.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Valitura.com announced that Peabody Group, Arch Coal Inc. and Amvest Corp. are planning an integrated supply chain b-to-b marketplace for the mining and construction industries. Valitura.com will provide a comprehensive online platform for...

Embracing New Technology.(mining industry)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Quarry operations must look to new and emerging technology to make a successful transition to the 21st Century This is the first in a series of special articles that will appear throughout the year under the banner: "2001: An Aggregates...

Pit & Quarry's first Aggregate Producers forum Part 2.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Edited for length and clarity by Mark S. Kuhar and Darren Constantino Pit & Quarry's first-ever Aggregate Producers Forum was held in Scottsdale, Ariz. Following is part two of two segments. -- Ed. MARK KUHAR: If you have asphalt, ready...

Testing the Waters : This portable plant brings high production while helping the producer evaluate the potential of a stationary plant.(crushing/screening plant)
January 1, 2001... Purchasing new crushing/screening plants costing about $3 million each is serious business. This business becomes even more sobering if the plants are to be installed in quarries unfamiliar to the company making the equipment purchase. Such are...

Radians.(safety glasses and earplug combination)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The new, patented Radians A.V. combines safety glasses and earplugs in one convenient unit. The non-evasive Jelli earplugs attach directly to the temples of the glasses. Radians A.V. features an adjustable temple offered in black, red and blue....

Tecweigh.(scale introduced)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The WY-10 belt scale features LVDT load sensors that cannot be overloaded. Self-storing weights and digital weigh processors provide simple calibration and self-diagnosis. Rigid, heavy duty, all-welded construction make it ideal for use in...

The Hard Hat Photographer.(John Boykin)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... John Boykin, The Hard Hat Photographer, offers photography services to aggregates-equipment manufacturers and stone producers. The Texas-based photographer's industry knowledge and in-the-field experience ensure the highest standard of...

Simplicity/Gruendler Crusher.(introduces new product information on equipment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Simplicity Engineering and Gruendler Crusher, both Terex Companies, offer new product literature for their complete line of portable and stationary screens, feeders, grinders and vertical shredding equipment. The full package consists of nine...

Crusher Rental & Sales.(offers crushing plant)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... 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...

MCR Technologies Group Inc.(offers products for conveyor safety)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... MCR Technologies offers a complete line of conveyor safety products, including the LRS 004 single-pull safety switch, designed for conveyors 65-ft. or less in length, and the HEN 001 dual-pull safety switch, offering 40-percent greater coverage...

Born to produce sand and gravel.(H and H Materials and Supreme Manufacturing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... A Pennsylvania producer - and its sister company that manufactures dredges - knows a thing or two about material extraction David P. Hoobler knows a thing or two about life's challenges. He delivered his sixth child in a hospital elevator...

Automated Everything : A well-thought-out automation system leads to a 15 percent production increase at County Line Stone Co.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... An automated plant has been successfully designed and installed at the County Line Stone Co., Akron, N.Y. It was the brainchild of John Buyers Jr., operations manager and an owner in partnership with his brother, Bruce. While John Buyers Jr....

Excavators.(offered by LBX Co)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... LBX Co. (Link-Belt) offers a series of hydraulic excavators, the LX Series, with an expanded operators station, new graphic package using the metric numbering system for model designation and a revolutionary computer system. The Inte-LX...

Tensioned screen panels.(Major Wire Industries)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Major Wire Industries' offers PolyTend tensioned screen panels that increase wear life without deck modification. With side- or end-tensioned panels molded to fit traditional crown-bar screen decks, producers can quickly switch between PolyTend...

Breaker software program.(Rammer)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Rammer (Sandvik Tamrock) has taken the guesswork out of selecting the best hammer for a specific application with their new RAMmer Breaker Optimiser (RAMBO) software program. Hammer performance is influenced by a wide range of variables...

Telescoping radial stackers.(EF Marsh Engineering and Mellott Enterprises)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Mellott Enterprises Inc. and E. F. Marsh Engineering Co. have joined together to produce two models of telescoping radial stackers, the TS-500 and TS-800. The model TS-500 is rated at 500 tph using a 30-in. belt, and the model TS-800 is rated...

Batch control plant.(WEM Automation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... WEM Automation offers the PC/PLC based WEM4000 Pro Series Batch Plant Control. This control is rugged, dependable, maximizes productivity and is easy to operate, says the company. All off the shelf commercial grade components make maintenance...

Loader/backhoe.(Case Construction Equipment)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Case Construction Equipment introduces the M Series loader/backhoes, featuring more precise control, visibility and increased power. The M Series features five robust, durable models -- the 580M, 580M Turbo, 580 Super M, 580 Super M Wide Track...

Jaw crushers.(Lippmann-Milwaukee)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Lippmann-Milwaukee offers jaw crushers that feature heavy-duty, oversized heat treated shafts forged of special alloy to handle overloads and hard material; radial thrust tapered roller bearings; longer jaw length to provide increased crushing...

Industrial engine.(Mack Trucks Inc's MackPower division)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The MackPower business unit of Mack Trucks Inc. offers an industrial version of the popular Mack E7 E-Tech engine. The in-line, six-cylinder, 24-valve, intercooled design is available in power configurations ranging from 360- to 500-hp. The...

High-lift loader package.(John Deere Construction Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... John Deere Construction Equipment Co.'s four-wheel-drive loader High-Lift option, custom fitted in the past, is now available direct from the factory. As a result, customers will see reduced machine delivery times and increased quality control...

Recycling impactor plant.(Grasan Equipment Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Grasan's road-portable KRH1315 impact crusher plant combines high production capacity with versatile over-the-road portability that can be setup on the job. The plant can crush concrete and asphalt rubble and C&D debris at rates up to 400 tph...

Cartridge seal pumps.(Pumpex Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Pumpex Inc.'s cartridge seal pumps are engineered for reliability, performance uptime, and low maintenance, says the company. The Pumpex Pump features a unique one-piece cartridge system that contains all mechanical seal faces, springs,...

Single idler belt scale.(Schneck Weighing Systems)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Schenck Weighing Systems offers its BEMP Single Idler Belt Scale Module. This product fulfills Schenck's goal of offering a quality belt scale package (belt scale and integrator) capable of [+ or -] 1 percent totalized performance. Features of...

Automatic lubricator.(Memolub International)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Memolub Automatic Lubricators offers the HPS Giga Model 480. With a replaceable cartridge capacity of one-lb. of lubricant (480 cc's), the HPS Giga is designed for applications that require large amounts of lubricant and man-hours to service....

Cyclone collectors.(Kyce Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Kice Industries Inc.'s cyclone collectors feature an externally tangent inlet design that is an effective air/product entry. The arrangement of the inlet may be clockwise or counter-clockwise rotational orientated to meet job site requirements....

Jaw plant.(Nordberg Americas)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Nordberg America's LT105 track-mounted crushing unit is built around Nordberg's 42-in. wide C105 jaw crusher, and offers outputs up to 450 tph and jaw settings of 1 to 8 in. Weighing approximately 80,000 lb., the LT105 can be easily transported...

CD-ROM.(Dayco Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Dayco offers its MineSource component resource kit on an easy-to-use CD. MineSource has everything from a searchable database to customizable bin labels. In all it features a complete Coalmaster and E-Z Miner Catalogs in PDF format with a...

Crawler drill.(Ingersoll-Rand Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Ingersoll-Rand Co.'s Drilling Solutions offers the ECM-660 crawler drill, designed for drilling in various blast hole applications. The ECM-660 creates holes ranging in diameter from 3 in. to 4 1/2 in. It utilizes a Montabert HC-120 hydraulic...

By March, Nordberg will become Metso Minerals.(Nordberg, Metso Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Board of Directors of Metso Corp. has decided to change the names for the corporation's business areas. Nordberg, the rock and mineral processing group, will be renamed Metso Minerals. Valmet, the fiber and paper technology equipment and...

Caterpillar Inc.(Caterpillar Inc. to manufacture engines with DaimlerChrysler AG)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Caterpillar Inc. announced it is teaming up with automaker DaimlerChrysler to manufacture medium-sized truck engines. The companies say they already produce a combined total of about 300,000 medium-size engines each year. About two-thirds...

Peoria Dredging Technologies L.L.C.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Peoria Dredging Technologies L.L.C., has been formed and will build a state-of-the-art system that has the potential to revolutionize the dredging industry. The principal stakeholders in the new company are the Kress family, Brimfield, Ill....

Indian car-making firm Hindustan Motors Ltd.(Hindustan Motors Ltd. sells equipment to Caterpillar Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Indian car-making firm Hindustan Motors Ltd has signed a deal to sell its earthmoving equipment unit to Caterpillar Inc. for 3.38 billion rupees ($72.1 million). The sale will help the cash-strapped company reduce its crushing current...

Fifty-seven percent of customers "definitely would" recommend Cat engines.(Caterpillar Inc. wins award from J.D. Power and Associates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Fifty-seven percent of customers "definitely would" recommend Cat engines according to a recently released study that ranks Caterpillar's diesel engine highest in heavy-duty diesel engine satisfaction. International marketing information...

Rockwell Automation plant receives award.(Jim Stanton recieves award from FMC Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... For the second year in a row, Rockwell Automation Master Plant Manager Jim Stanton was presented with a Recognition of Excellence Award from FMC Corp. The award was presented to Stanton in recognition of the successful efforts of Master Plant...