limestone
US-flag shipping on Great Lakes nearly identical to 2016
U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters moved 9.5 million tons of cargo on the Great Lakes in May, which is a virtual repeat of one year ago. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone trade down in May 2017
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in May, a 5.4 percent decrease compared to May 2016, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association. Keep Reading
Great Lakes limestone shipments down in 2016
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 26.3 million tons in 2016, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to 2015. Keep Reading
Limestone shipments down on Great Lakes
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.5 million tons in November, a decrease of 16.8 percent compared to a year ago. Keep Reading
NALC, Indian Creek Quarries enter agreement
NALC LLC entered into an agreement with the owners of Indian Creek Quarries (ICQ) LLC and Indian Creek Trucking LLC to manage all facets of the operations of ICQ. According to NALC, ICQ owns a limestone and dolomite surface mine… Keep Reading
Repurposing sandstone for new business
Scraps of cut sandstone had piled up on Napoleon Stone’s property for years, sitting idle with no purpose or revenue-generating possibilities. But the current owners found opportunities to repurpose the sandstone, and they’re continuously searching for other ways to better… Keep Reading
One tough crush: Sergeant Stone’s journey
John Powell knew a challenge loomed when he first encountered the material Sergeant Stone planned to crush at a startup site in Corning, Ohio. The material, which Powell perceived to be limestone, was as hard as any he had… Keep Reading
NALC to invest $5 million in second limestone quarry
NALC, a limestone and industrial minerals company, plans to invest more than $5 million to establish a second limestone quarry and fine-grind facility. Activities at the 181-acre site, located in Cloverdale, Ind., will include the extraction and processing of calcium… Keep Reading
Michigan company to buy land for mining operation
The director of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced he agreed to sell $4.5 million of land to Graymont Inc. for the development of a limestone mining operation in the eastern Upper Peninsula, reports The Herald. Graymont wants to… Keep Reading
