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Negotiators selected to mold passable highway bill
The House and Senate selected members of both parties to serve as negotiators who can eliminate differences that exist in the separate, multi-year highway bills both chambers drafted. Find out how Congress plans to come up with a highway bill compromise.
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Next Hillhead may be
a record setter
Hillhead 2016, the British quarry-equipment expo, is on is on pace for a record number of exhibitors and demonstrations, according to organizers who say the show is positioned for a sellout. Learn about the details of the event.
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Vulcan quarries receive safety awards
The North Carolina Department of Labor honored Vulcan Materials Co. with safety awards at the company’s safety conference in Winston-Salem, N.C. Check out which Vulcan quarry won the top award for 25 years of accident-free activity.
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CDE Global showcases M4500 wash plant
CDE Global held a demonstration of a new sand-and-gravel washing plant recently installed at Metroplex Sand & Gravel in Fort Worth, Texas. Watch some of the equipment, including the M4500 modular wash plant, AggMax portable log washer and AquaCycle thickener, in action.
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Mine rescue emerges at forefront of MSHA agenda
Mine rescue enhancement was among the items at the top of Joe Main's to-do list when he took office as the assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The Upper Big Branch disaster put off initiatives he planned to initially implement, but mine rescue is now getting the attention it deserves, Main says. → MORE
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Beating the odds in
hostile conditions
Because of its ocean-side location, Canada-based Highbank Resources' Swamp Point North Quarry delivers its material by barge. Learn how the quarry operators have dealt with this challenge, as well as the inhospitable conditions at the quarry's location. → MORE
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Lesson 10: Conveying & Material Handling
Beyond the significant short- and long-term savings, conveying and unloading systems tackle applications unreachable by trucks, such as inclined applications and dredging or waterfront applications. Lesson 10 of Pit & Quarry University reviews the different types of conveyors and lists the benefits of using them. → MORE
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