Pit & Quarry, April 2014
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT P Q AGGREGATES INDUSTRY INDEX MAY 11 JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 12 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 13 April 267 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN 14 FEB MAR APR Source Pit Quarry 300 250 200 150 The Pit Quarry Aggregates Industry Index is up 55 percent since the start of the year Main discusses MSHA progress at NSSGA Convention Joe Main assistant secretary of labor for MSHA updated NSSGAs board of directors on recent actions the agency has taken to improve miner safety and health during a meeting at the NSSGA Annual Convention in Las Vegas According to a press release Main told NSSGA that mine safety has been on a steady path of improvement since MSHA began implementing reforms in 2010 including the Rules to Live By initiative that focuses on the most common causes of mining deaths impact inspections of problem mines and the Pattern of Violations program targeting chronic violators FIRST OF MONTH OPENING MAR FEB Cemex CX 1295 1236 CRH Oldcastle CRH 2872 2584 Eagle Materials EXP 8703 7861 Granite Construction GVA 3632 3327 Martin Marietta Materials MLM 12065 10840 Texas Industries TXI 8407 7517 U S Concrete USCR 2794 2267 U S Lime Minerals USLM 5615 5375 Vulcan Materials Co VMC 6754 6168 Source Yahoo Finance All stock prices rose this month and U S Concrete joined our list Monthly Construction Contract Value Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates in Millions Jan 2014 Dec 2013 Change Nonresidential Building 157348 167626 6 Residential Building 204662 209360 2 Nonbuilding Construction 123024 180426 32 Total Construction 485034 557412 13 Source McGraw Hill Construction Year to Date Construction Contract Value Unadjusted Totals in Millions 1 mo 2014 1 mo 2013 Change Nonresidential Building 11302 12084 6 Residential Building 13762 12739 8 Nonbuilding Construction 9004 11173 19 Total Construction 34068 35996 5 Source McGraw Hill Construction Have you given up looking for a screen plant that offers great output at a price you can afford Well take a look at this Irish Manufacturing Services wheeled MS842W has what you need Dont pay for self propulsion if you dont need it AND its towable so you dont need a float either Heres more t 15 years of proven dependable service t Up to 300 tons per hour output t 3 patented folding conveyors t 4 bearing screen with end to end crowning t Largest feed hopper in class and lots more Go to www crown eagle ca and watch the demo video For questions and pricing contact Randy at 902 245 2818 or randy@ crown eagle ca Full range of tracked and wheeled conveyors also available Dealer inquiries welcome 10 PIT QUARRY April 2014 www pitandquarry com
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