Tag: limestone

Total limestone shipments on the Great Lakes in 2023 were down less than one percent compared to a year earlier, with U.S. loadings seeing an increase, while Canadian shipments decreased. Photo: Lake Carriers' Association

How Great Lakes limestone shipments fared in 2023

January 3, 2024By

Shipments of limestone from U.S. quarries increased in 2023 while loadings from Canadian quarries were down.

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Revenues, profit up at USLM in third quarter

November 1, 2023By

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) reports its lime and limestone revenues were up 13.5 percent in the quarter.

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Lime and limestone revenues, profit up at USLM

August 3, 2023By

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) reported multiple gains in its lime and limestone business in the second quarter of 2023.

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According to the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA), shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes in May were down 25.5 percent compared to a year earlier. Photo: LCA

Great Lakes limestone trade down in May

June 12, 2023By

Limestone trade on the Great Lakes in May totaled 2.9 million tons, a 25.5 percent drop from May 2022 and 24.5 percent below the month’s five-year average.

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USLM experiences positive first-quarter gains in lime, limestone

May 4, 2023By

Lime and limestone revenues were up more than 30 percent in the first quarter at United States Lime & Minerals (USLM).

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Inside The Frazier Quarry

January 1, 2023By and

Kevin Baker, CEO of The Frazier Quarry, shares details about the company based in Harrisonburg, Virginia, following a visit from Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik.

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Great Lakes limestone trade down in November

December 14, 2022By

According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 2.1 million tons, down 23.1 percent from 2021.

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Great Lakes limestone trade up in October

November 4, 2022By

Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3.2 million tons and shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 736,157 tons according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.

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USLM revenues up in third quarter

October 27, 2022By

Timothy Byrne, president and CEO of United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), says the company is making progress in passing cost increases along.

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