In the Oct. 17 issue of P&Q Weekly Report: Pennsylvania producer to begin construction of frac sand mine | Summit Materials executes organizational changes as VP, COO steps down | Cemex hosts fundraiser race at California quarry

October 17, 2017

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SHARE WITH FRIENDS LEADING OFF Pennsylvania producer to begin construction of frac sand mine Pennsylvania producer Preferred Sands purchased more than 4,000 acres in northern Atascosa and southern Bexar counties, near San Antonio, and plans to begin construction of a sand mine on that land by the end of the year. → MORE NEWS MORE NEWS Summit Materials executes organizational changes as VP, COO steps down Summit Materials Executive Vice President and COO Douglas Rauh will be stepping down from his positions, effective Dec. 30. Find out how the company is transitioning. → MORE Cemex hosts fundraising race at California quarry Cemex hosted a 5K, the fourth annual Run Around the Rocks, as well as an open house, at its Lytle Creek Quarry near Rialto, California. Get more details on the events, which took place earlier this month. → MORE → LafargeHolcim appoints CFO → Vulcan Materials names new director → MSHA webinar to focus on mine data retrieval → Underground stone safety seminar coming up → Metso appoints head of aggregate equipment      business area → Wear part to reduce maintenance on VSIs → CleanSpan introduces new line of buildings EQUIPMENT FOCUS SPONSORED CONTENT Vermeer Terrain Leveler Surface Excavation Machine (SEM) With thousands of core samples tested at the Vermeer Rock Lab and surface miners working around the world today, Vermeer has the expertise to help you be more productive. → MORE   ADVERTISEMENT Real-Time Dust Monitoring Are you controlling the dust generated at your mining sites? Keeping dust levels low can help protect employees and the surrounding communities from the negative effects of fine particle matter. Learn how TSI can help! EYE ON THE BLOG MORE BLOG POSTS P&Q Aggregate Industry Index down slightly for October The P&Q Aggregate Industry Index registered an October number of 375, down slightly from the previous month. Find out what preliminary numbers for November suggest about the status of the index. → MORE   ADVERTISEMENT Find your Ex Factor You don’t need claims; you need numbers. In a test, Volvo excavators moved up to 15 percent more per hour and cost up to 20 percent less per ton compared to competitors. Learn more and find your Ex Factor. FEATURED VIDEO MORE VIDEOS SenseFly presents Mine & Quarry 360 solution SenseFly’s Matthew Wade discusses the company’s Mine & Quarry 360 solution at Intergeo 2017, which took place in Berlin, Germany. Get a rundown on the features of this solution and how it applies to the aggregate industry. → MORE   FROM PIT & QUARRY Take P&Q's 2017 State of the Industry survey P&Q is seeking your input for our 2017 State of the Industry report, which will appear in our December issue. Please take this short survey and be entered to win a $100 Cabela’s gift card. We appreciate your input! TAKE THE SURVEY HERE. FROM THE MAGAZINE → The evolution of Albert Frei & Sons → OSHA’s new silica standard and      the aggregate industry → P&Q Profile: Superior Industries’      Doug Lambert