Cemex
Cemex sand mine proposal delayed
The vote on Cemex's proposed Four Points Sand Mine in Clermont, Fla., has been pushed back to May 21, reports the Orlando Business Journal. Cemex aims to convert 1,200 acres of farmland into a surface mine, but the project has… Keep Reading
Cemex at odds with proposed bill
Cemex says that a bill introduced April 18 to block a proposed sand-and-gravel mine in Santa Clarita, Calif., is not a viable resolution to a long-running dispute between the approved open-pit operation and local residents, reports the Santa Clarita Valley… Keep Reading
Cemex halts 10-year pursuit of California quarry
The Fresno Bee reports that Cemex signed off on a mining prohibition for Jesse Morrow Mountain outside of Fresno, Calif., ending the company's long push for a sand and gravel quarry in the area. According to the newspaper's report, Cemex… Keep Reading
Cemex wind turbine to produce 30 percent of quarry’s energy
Cemex is commissioning a 1-megawatt wind turbine at its quarry located in Madison, Calif. The turbine is one of three renewable energy projects Cemex plans to soon bring online in California. Cemex says the power generated from the wind turbine… Keep Reading
Cemex drops plans for Vegas-area gravel operations
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that one of the companies eyeing plans for a gravel operation at Sloan Hills in the south Las Vegas Valley is no longer pursuing the controversial project. Stephen Wild, Cemex's Southern Nevada district manager, wrote to the… Keep Reading
Portable frac sand plant coming to market
McLanahan Corp. has engaged Cemco Inc. to produce a portable frac sand plant that offers the ability to produce two sizes of frac sand used in oil and natural gas drilling applications. The plant’s design is based on McLanahan’s Hydrosizer,… Keep Reading
Optimizing the ‘rock factory’
Optimizing the “rock factory” was the common thread running throughout the 2011 Quarry Academy in San Antonio. The three-day program, operated by Sandvik Mining and Construction and Dyno Nobel, brought the latest concepts and technologies of each phase of quarry… Keep Reading
