Editors’ Blog
Ever-increasing demand
In his personal blog, The Gates Notes, Microsoft founder Bill Gates cites some incredible statistics. Perhaps the most amazing is that China has used more cement (much more) in the last three years than the United States used in the… Keep Reading
A look at the H-Series wheel loaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327JDu8W9fQ Volvo Construction Equipment invited Pit & Quarry to Tampa, Fla., on June 10 in part to learn about its H-Series wheel loaders. In the video above, Stefan Solomonsson, a wheel loader product manager for Volvo, offers some details of… Keep Reading
This month in Pit & Quarry history: June 1939
Publishing has come a long way over the last 75 years. So has the aggregates industry. The June 1939 issue of Pit & Quarry – the one published 75 years ago this month –reflects the transformation both industries have made… Keep Reading
MSHA explores factors involved in latest fatal accidents
MSHA held a summit for training professionals May 22 to discuss causes of the 20 metal and nonmetal mining deaths that have occurred since October 2013. MSHA determined several causes were at the root of the accidents, including failure to… Keep Reading
Luxury hotel planned for abandoned pit
An abandoned pit in China is getting new life as a five-star hotel. The 330-ft.-deep pit, which was operational starting in the 1950s yet abandoned in 2000, according to CNN, will contain a hotel that extends downward 16 stories. Three… Keep Reading
Penny for their thoughts
An Indiana newspaper reports that Rogers Group has temporarily withdrawn its bid to operate a quarry near Lafayette, as the company attempts to address the community’s concerns. The story here is an all-too-common one: Rogers Group faces reluctance on the… Keep Reading
How did Cat do that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLhOOiPGrq4 Have you seen the video of the super-size Jenga game played with Caterpillar’s equipment? The company created the video to promote its Built For It Trials series. Nearly two million people have checked it out as of this writing.… Keep Reading
Labor pains
According to the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, there has been about a 5 percent drop in aggregate-industry employment since four years ago. That number is due in part to more streamlined processes and the… Keep Reading
Notes about highway funding
In its Q1-2014 Construction Outlook Report, FMI forecasts a modest 1 percent increase in highway and street construction for 2014 to $82.2 billion. The company says, "Public-private-partnerships still hold out hope for projects that can generate revenue from usage fees,… Keep Reading
