Pit & Quarry University
Are you prepared to launch your own aggregate operation?
You must take a number of steps in order to start your own aggregate operation. Find out if you have what it takes to launch your own successful operation. Keep Reading
How well do you really know the aggregate industry?
Take this quiz to see how much you learned from lesson 1 of Pit & Quarry University. Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 14: Business
Lesson 14 of the Pit & Quarry University handbook discusses businesses and the pros and cons of going public. Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 13: Safety & the Environment
Editor's Note This is an old edition — Click to read the newest edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook Building an Environmental Management System (EMS) might sound like an overwhelming task for a smaller organization, but… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 12- Maintenance & Optimization
Equipment maintenance is an important consideration at any aggregate operation. Properly maintaining equipment prevents costly downtime, and new technologies allow for better equipment optimization to further reduce costs and increase production. One example is the maintenance and optimization of screens… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 11: Loadout, Weighing & On-Road Hauling
Editor's Note This is an old edition — Click to read the newest edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook Loadout within any pit or quarry operation is an important stage that needs to be well designed… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 10: Conveying & Material Handling
Editor's Note This is an old edition — Click to read the newest edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook Today’s fully automated material-handling systems are cost-efficient and on-target when building stockpiles in any desired volume or… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 9: Washing & Classifying
Editor's Note This is an old edition — Click to read the newest edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook Materials engineers constantly strive to improve concrete and bituminous mixes and road bases, and clean aggregate is… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 6: Off-Road Hauling
Editor's Note This is an old edition — Click to read the newest edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook In most aggregate operations, off-highway trucks provide the production link between the loading face in the pit… Keep Reading
