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FMI says passage of a one-time infrastructure stimulus package could catapult aggregate producers into a “super cycle” not seen in decades. Photo: MichaelUtech/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Construction materials M&A back on the fast track

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The positive beat goes on for construction materials producers, who are in a new gear this year when it comes to dealmaking. FMI Capital Advisors' George Reddin and Rob Mineo explain. Keep Reading

The combination of long hours and shift work can result in a tired or fatigued workforce. Photo: Nalinee Supapornpasupad/IStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Addressing fatigue in the mining workforce

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Shift work schedules can increase the likelihood of fatigue on the job. Implementing a fatigue risk management system is a proven way to combat fatigue within the mining workforce. Keep Reading

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Management system, hammers are new drill and blast tools

With drilling and blasting a magazine theme this month, P&Q presents some of the latest related equipment and services from several suppliers – including BME, Epiroc, Numa and Sauls Seismic. Keep Reading

Pennsylvania State University’s William Rothwell says periodic conversations with employees will reveal issues about their working conditions. Photo: izusek/E+/Getty Images

How a great workplace drives profits

Hiring motivated people will undoubtedly help your business grow, but supervisors must sometimes take measures to boost employee engagement. Keep Reading

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Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and confinement (Part 4)

Anthony Konya explores how overconfinement creates oversize and looks at where oversize originates using a 4D view of the blasting process. Keep Reading

Simply correcting the blasthole spacing can lead to large decreases in oversize produced by a blast. Photo: P&Q Staff

Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and spacing (Part 3)

Anthony Konya addresses how improper blasthole spacing causes oversize to form in a blast pattern, as well as how to use post-blast results to determine spacing changes. Keep Reading

Payne & Dolan managers can now see what their crushing operations are doing in real time through the Trimble Insight dashboard. Photo: Trimble

Payne & Dolan quarries utilizing cloud-connected belt scales

Cloud-connected belt scales bring fresh insights, better throughput and new levels of efficiency to three Payne & Dolan quarries. Keep Reading

With a new administration in power and new regulations coming, Pat Jacomet of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association argues that it’s essential that educational field services be permitted to work alongside producers. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 2)

P&Q’s 2021 Roundtable presented a forum to discuss the greatest shifts – or lack thereof – in the Mine Safety & Health Administration since the onset of the Biden administration. Keep Reading

Says Jonathan Hart of Washington Rock Quarries: “I think we can all generally agree with whatever rules MSHA comes up with, and we can support them. It’s just that one day it’s one way, and the next day it’s different.” Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 1)

P&Q’s 2021 Roundtable presented a forum to discuss the greatest shifts – or lack thereof – in the Mine Safety & Health Administration since the onset of the Biden administration. Keep Reading

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