Pit & Quarry University
Back by popular demand, the Pit & Quarry University handbook includes 14 lessons detailing the aggregate production process from start to finish. It is used by aggregate producers across North America to help with new-employee initiation and by anyone with an interest in learning what goes on at a crushed-stone or sand-and-gravel operation. Pit & Quarry University lessons are based on the Pit & Quarry Handbook, a resource guide first published in 1907, and updated throughout the years.
Introduction – “Aggregates 101”
Lesson 1 – Industry Overview
Lesson 2 – Site Selection & Plant Design
Lesson 3 – Geology
Lesson 4 – Drilling & Blasting
Lesson 5 – Loading, Excavating & Dredging
Lesson 6 – Off-Road Hauling
Lesson 7 – Crushing & Secondary Breaking
Lesson 8 – Screening
Lesson 9 – Washing & Classifying
Lesson 10 – Conveying & Material Handling
Lesson 11 – Loadout, Weighing & On-Road Hauling
Lesson 12 – Maintenance & Optimization
Lesson 13 – Safety & the Environment
Lesson 14 – Business