Pit & Quarry, February 2011
RIPRAP Chesapeake Materials can supply large 500000 ton jobs or single truckload projects It produced about 1 million tons of material in 2010 Randy Blanton estimates job site can be the most expensive part of the process but Chesapeake Materials uses its vast resources and finds the most efficient method whether by truck train or barge In addition because of the natural forces the rock faces along the water Chesapeakes riprap and armor stone are held to a higher spec Randy Blanton says That attention to detail sets Chesapeake apart I used to make rock in the quarry myself but sometimes youre better off doing what youre good at so I left that to Chesapeake says Jim Gunn president of Coastal Design and Construction a marine construction contractor in the Mid Atlantic and longtime Chesapeake customer Quarries dont tend to make riprap and if they do they make it in a cavalier fashion Quarries can run out of big rock and then you have to deal with more than one quarry Gunn adds Thats the good thing about Chesapeake they are dealing with different quarries opening the lines of communication and trying to minimize the distance to the job to fill the order In the field Chesapeake Materials has a permanent crew at Independence Construction Horizontal Crushing with no detours and integrated pre screening Visit us at booth 7741 Crushing at face Feeding at grade Suitable for sticky humid and oversized material High mobility skid mount or non powered tracks or diesel hydraulic drive or Product Portfolio Impact Crushers Hammer Crushers Hammer Mills Roll Crushers Roller Mills Feeder Breakers Rapid Dryers Grinding Drying with Hammer Mills Apron Feeders Chain Conveyors Push Feeders Wobbler VARIOwobbler Feeders Pendulum Flap Gates Rotary Gate Valves HAZEMAG EPR GmbH Brokweg 75 48249 Dülmen Germany Tel 49 2594 77 0 Fax 49 2594 77 400 Contact Sven Heuer Tel 49 2594 77 351 heuer@ hazemag de www hazemag de 34 PIT QUARRY February 2011 www pitandquarry com
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