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About the Pit & Quarry University Handbook
The Pit & Quarry University Handbook is designed to provide an overview of the aggregates mining process and the business of running a crushed-stone quarry or sand-and-gravel operation. From the dawn of the original P&Q Handbook in 1907, to its digitization in the form of P&Q University in 1998 - 2000, Pit & Quarry continues its commitment to informing aggregates professionals at all stages and across all mediums. History of the Pit & Quarry Handbook The first Handbook was published in 1907 as a textbook-style resource guide, a full nine years before the launch of Pit & Quarry Magazine. Updated editions of the Pit & Quarry Handbook continued to roll out in the following decades, copies of the publication making their way into the hands both seasoned aggregates professionals as well as universities with mine-engineering curriculums. It has since become a source for basic industry information that has helped industry managers, new hires, students and others learn about the business of producing aggregates for roadbuilding, construction and other end uses.… Keep Reading
