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Ranking the nation’s top 100 sand and gravel producers
The U.S. Geological Survey published a list of the nation’s top producers based on the volumes they put out in a recent year. Keep Reading
Aggregate production down in second quarter 2020
While second-quarter crushed stone production for consumption dropped 2.3 percent, sand and gravel was set back 4.6 percent. Keep Reading
Shell Rotella discusses lab, field tests for CK-4, FA-4 diesel engine oil line
Dr. Jason Brown discusses the lab and field tests that were performed when developing the CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty diesel engine oil line. Keep Reading
MSHA releases 2014 mining fatality statistics
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that 24 deaths occurred in metal and nonmetal mines in 2014, an increase from 22 deaths in 2013. Eight deaths were caused by power haulage accidents, which involve… Keep Reading
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
