Pit & Quarry Editorial Staff

Welcome to the 100th Anniversary Edition of the Pit & Quarry Handbook.

The industry looks for positive signs in a year ahead that promises a few dark clouds.

Our monthly green column.

Our monthly green column.

Our monthly green column.

While piloting his helicopter over east central Alabama about six years ago, Rodney Walker spotted a granite ridge gleaming in the sunlight. To him, this was literally buried treasure. After all, he understood the serious need for additional sources of high-quality aggregate. As a general...more >>

As 2006 winds down, it is interesting to assess the roller-coaster ride that the industry has been on this year. While the year started very strong, and production and profits soared, the end of the summer brought a bit of a slowdown, especially in residential construction markets - and predictions...more >>

When Stoneco of Michigan, an Oldcastle Materials company, decided to move the location of the crushing and screening plant at its Ottawa Lake Quarry, the decision was not taken lightly. But the old configuration – in which material was blasted on one side of a road, then conveyed over the...more >>

Aggregate producers who know the ins and outs of screening can achieve three important goals: maximization of production efficiency, minimization of downtime, and ultimately increased profitability. Products and applications vary from operation to operation, of course, but top screening...more >>

When I took on the job of editor-in-chief of Pit & Quarry more than a decade ago, I was the next in a long line of editors trusted with the mission of bringing the best business information available to the nation's stone producers. Following in the footsteps of industry legends such as Walter...more >>