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Caterpillar Inc and Luck Stone, the USA’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, announced a significant milestone in their ongoing collaboration: 1 million tons autonomously hauled at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Chantilly, Virginia. The achievement marks a first for Caterpillar in the aggregates industry and it says underscores… Read More
Carmeuse Americas acquired Crandell Brothers Trucking, a family-owned business that maintains sand and gravel operations around Lansing, Michigan. According to Carmeuse, Crandell has a fleet of 40 gravel trains that serve large industrial and commercial road projects, as well as smaller residential jobs. Additionally, Carmeuse says Crandell has a trucking service that complements its business. “We are… Read More
Capital Aggregates acquired two aggregate operations that strengthen its presence in Missouri and Arkansas. The company acquired the quarry operations of Richard J. Mertens, a Missouri-based business with two quarry sites in the St. Louis area. In a separate deal, Capital Aggregates acquired the sand and gravel operation of Dan Processing, which is located near Batesville… Read More
Chaney Enterprises relocated its corporate headquarters from Gambrills, Maryland, to a newly renovated four-story building in Annapolis. “This move isn’t just about a new building – it’s a testament to the strength and growth of our company and the incredible people who make it all possible,” says Francis Hall Chaney III, CEO of Chaney Enterprises. “We’ve built… Read More
An environmental review from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship on a contentious Summerland-area gravel mine that was approved by the province has come to light. In documents obtained by the Garnet Valley Tourism Association through a Freedom of Information request, it is clear that a biologist strongly recommended against authorization of the… Read More
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon Products Company and Giant Resource Recovery Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI) and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon… Read More
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approves permits for mining operations. The open pit mine in Christian County will take sand and gravel from near a bank of the Finley halfway between Highlandville and Nixa. A contentious sand and gravel mine off the Finley River in Christian County has been approved by the Missouri Department… Read More
Chaney Enterprises acquired Williams Sand & Clay, a family-owned business located in Eagle Springs, North Carolina. The addition gives Chaney a second aggregate location in North Carolina following the opening of Grifton Sand & Gravel in 2024. Serving central North Carolina, Williams Sand & Clay provides washed concrete sand, ball field clay, fill dirt, topsoil, white… Read More
Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans. Most of us don’t see the sand and gravel all around us…. Read More
LONGVIEW — J.L. Storedahl & Sons, which dates back more than half a century, has been bought by one of Southwest Washington’s largest excavation and construction companies. Vancouver-based Rotschy Inc. is the new owner of sand and gravel firm Kelso’s J.L. Storedahl & Sons and metal fab business Nor-Tech Fabrication, according to a press release… Read More
qathet Regional District planning committee recommends six conditions to pass along to the ministry of mining and critical minerals qathet Regional District’s planning committee is recommending the regional board advise the ministry of mining and critical minerals that it has no objection to expansion at Select Sand and Gravel. At the January 28 planning committee… Read More
FAIRFIELD — After months of waiting with multiple delays, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its high-demand dredging boat have arrived to widen the mouth of Southport Harbor. The harbor’s dredging is a long-awaited federal project that will dig up a corner of a shoal sticking into the harbor from the edge of Sasco Beach to clear… Read More
Battle & Sands Energy Corporation is hiring for multiple positions at its new frac sand mining and processing facility in Northern Bee County, marking a significant opportunity for local job seekers. The Houston-based company expects to employ approximately 20 workers by mid-February and aims to grow to 80 employees as operations expand. The company is… Read More
ATHENS TWP, Pa. (WETM) — A years-long mining proposal is nearing full approval in Bradford County after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved several main permits for a sand and gravel mine just outside of The Valley. The Minard Mine Project was granted its surface mining and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits… Read More
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has proposed new Best Management Practices (BMPs) for mining in response to a mandate from the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature. However, in my opinion, the recommended BMPs will do little to nothing to help control sediment pollution from mines in the Lake Houston Area. The BMPs feel… Read More