Pit & Quarry, February 2015
The operation added a Surestrike rock breaker which has been an effective in pit tool for Front Range according to President Michael Sheahan will have the opportunity to transport material closer to Denver We have another rail facility thats bought designed and permitted in Douglas County just southwest of Denver Sheahan says I would think within a couple years we would see developments starting there Front Range produces a dozen products in all from concrete sand and road base to river cobble and boulders Were not trying to bring rock into markets that already have sufficient quantity and quality rock he adds Were aiming our efforts at new or underserved markets Back at the pit The pit near Cañon City is where everything Front Range Aggregates starts though Four private owners bought the operation out of bankruptcy from another group in 2003 and operation under the new ownership began the next year According to Sheahan the western half of the alluvial pit has been completely mined to this point But another six to 10 years of alluvial pit life remains The plan is to continue to mine the pit to completion and get the hard rock quarry operation underway within the next few years And as the quarry operation begins Front Range will have already begun TRANSPORTATION restoring the alluvial pit Water storage has been a soughtout end result for many pits particularly alluvial pits on the Front Range because of the demand for water and our ability to store it Sheahan says We have snow in the mountains and as it melts it runs down Only so much of that can be retained for later con NEW for 2015 New Ball Bearing Idlers Inventory in Stock for Quick Delivery Interchangeable Idler Assemblies Maintenance Free Sealed Ball Bearings Custom Powder Coating Value Priced with CEMA C Performance Ratings C2000 Idlers New Design Competitive Pricing Quick Delivery Syntron Material Handling 2730 Hwy 145 South Saltillo Mississippi 38866 Phone 6628695711 Fax 6628697493 Toll Free 8003564898 orders@ syntronmh com www syntronmh com Call Today 8003564898 Inventory Available Today for Immediate Shipment www pitandquarry com February 2015 PIT QUARRY 35
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