Pit & Quarry Weekly Report

June 16, 2015

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House bill would keep highway funding level
in FY 2016
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2016 spending bill to fund transportation and housing projects. Find out why the White House threatened to veto the legislation, which passed by a close 216-210 vote. → MORE

NEWS

Senate committee
passes legislation that could halt waters rule
The Senate Environment and Public Works committee marked up the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. Read about the potential effects the rule could have on the aggregates industry.
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→ EPA releases updated stormwater permit
→ Joy Global closes on Montabert acquisition
→ Ohio association teaches kids, parents about
aggregates
→ Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas appoints
Lopez as service manager

FEATURED VIDEO

Bucyrus-Erie “FX” bucket in action at Illinois mine
The Bucyrus “FX” bucket was developed by Bucyrus-Erie in the late 1930s. Watch this bucket, working on a Bucyrus-Monighan 5W dragline, dump backwards at a surface coal mine of the Northern Illinois Coal Co. in 1938. → MORE

EQUIPMENT FOCUS

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EYE ON THE BLOG

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Carnival season
by Darren Constantino
It’s that time of year again – when many aggregate operations take advantage of the warm summer weather to host community events at their sites. Here's how one company set up a mini carnival to connect with community members and educate them about the aggregates industry.
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FEATURE OF THE WEEK

Producer educates students on quarries,
earth science
Dolese, an Oklahoma aggregate producer, launched a company outreach program called the Dolese Kids Rock Tour to give kids throughout the state the opportunity to visit some of its sites and learn more about Dolese products and operations. → MORE

PIT & QUARRY UNIVERSITY

Lesson 2: Site Selection & Plant Design
Our nation's roads, bridges, buildings and other construction projects are created with aggregates, which is why choosing the ideal site is key for an aggregates business. Lesson 2 of Pit & Quarry University educates readers on identifying market areas for choosing the optimal location and plant design. → MORE

FROM THE MAGAZINE

→ Washing & classifying

→ Full-on frac sand

→ Reduction ratios of cage mills

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