October 27, 2015
PQ Weekly Report
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LEADING OFF
Congress House bill defines sand and gravel as critical
The House of Representatives passed a bill that includes sand, gravel and minerals necessary for transportation infrastructure construction in the definition of strategic and critical minerals. Find out how the bill will expedite permitting to produce domestic sources of minerals that are deemed critically important. → MORE
NEWS
Dodge Data  New construction starts slip further in September
New construction starts in September dropped 5 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $523.7 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Learn which sectors contributed to the decrease. → MORE
Frac sand North America Frac
Sand Inc. acquires frac sand deposit

North America Frac Sand Inc. acquired North America Frac Sand Ltd. and its 30,000 acres of leases, as well as potential reserves of at least 66 million tons. See what challenges the company could face regarding new frac sand reserves. → MORE
McLanahan slurry pump McLanahan offers
slurry pump for the
global market

McLanahan Corp. released the McLanahan M3H rubber-lined slurry pump for the global market. Check out the features of this product. → MORE
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The Syntro-Flo Cone Crusher Loading Feeder by Syntron is a direct drive vibratory feeder with a discharge designed for equal distribution of fine and coarse product. Like traditionally designed feeders, it is suspension-mounted, which can be easily integrated into a trolley system. → MORE
EYE ON THE BLOG
Photo by Ken Lund Interest in Thornton
Quarry tours reaches an all-time high

Massive canyons appear on both sides as passers-by drive east or west through Thornton, Ill., on Interstate 80. Often, people will get outside their vehicle to peer into Lehigh Hanson’s Thornton Quarry operation. Learn about how this quarry partnered with a historical society to give visitors tours of the site. → MORE
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FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Scouting the future Scouting the future
Some companies are supporting both the mining industry and the Boy Scouts of America by taking advantage of the recently introduced Mining in Society merit badge. Learn which companies are taking steps to educate Boy Scouts about the industry.
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PIT & QUARRY UNIVERSITY
Pit & Quarry University Lesson 7: Crushing & Secondary Breaking
In the quarry, crushing is handled in four potential stages: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. Lesson 7 of Pit & Quarry University reviews these four stages and explains different types of crushers, including which would work best for your aggregates operation. → MORE
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Pit & Quarry September 2015 → Reducing waste stockpiles

→ Worker magnets

→ Using telematics for data
     management

RESOURCES
P&Q Stay connected to the industry through these sources:

→ Association of Equipment Manufacturers

→ FMI Corp.

→ Aggregate Research Industries

→ National Stone, Sand & Gravel
     Association


→ U.S. Geological Survey

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