Pit & Quarry, February 2015

www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net MANAGING EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE EDITOR Megan Wilkinson 216 706 7930 mwilkinson@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT EDITOR Allison Barwacz 216 706 3796 abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY LAW COLUMNIST Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com ECONOMICS COLUMNIST George Reddin greddin@ fminet com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Terri Johnstone 216 978 9622 tjohnstone@ northcoastmedia net SR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Bethany Chambers 216 706 3771 bchambers@ northcoastmedia net WEB DEVELOPER Jesse Malcmacher 216 363 7925 jmalcmacher@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING SALES MANAGER BUYERS GUIDE Chloe Kalin 216 363 7929 ckalin@ northcoastmedia net BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Nick Iademarco Wrights Media 281 419 5725 877 652 5295 niademarco@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Renewable energy L ike some other types of mining change comes very slowly to the aggregates industry Pick up a 1950s era photo of an aggregates plant from our extensive photo archive and unless a vehicle is in the shot to give a clue to the date the picture looks like it could have been taken yesterday So the move to renewable energy sources for mines of all types around the world is a big change Weve reported on this change in the recent past such as our article Here comes the sun from last October detailing the use of solar power at the Stony Point Rock Quarry in California NBC News covered the subject recently in the article Who Digs Solar and Wind Power Thats Right Miners Author John Roach says mines from the Americas to Africa and Australia are slowly becoming unlikely hotspots for the production and use of green energy Mining companies are powering a portion of ongoing operations with renewable energy which is now cost competitive with traditional fossil fuels and gives a green sheen to an industry often maligned by environmentalists Roach says He cites Henrika Ninham investment relations manager at a South African mine as saying for now the appeal renewable energy holds for the mining industry has its limits For example haul trucks and other mobile equipment need diesel fuel And Ninham says Solar power is great for daytime substitution but the cost of storage prohibits using this source of energy during evening operations Still its use is growing Dr Thomas Hillig Energy Consulting has published THEnergy study The influence of renewable energy on the market value of mining companies The study highlights three areas in which renewable energy applications could potentially create benefits for the mining industry Well have more about this study in an upcoming issue of Pit Quarry So stay tuned Economics Pulse Earlier we reported the addition of FMIs George Reddin as a contributing columnist The first of Reddins quarterly reports which we call Economics Pulse begins on page 46 Check it out for a detailed look at the construction materials sector His extensive report including the many charts and graphs will run next in our May issue And be sure to read David Cherebs aggregate forecast in every issue this month on page 8 THE MOVE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR MINES OF ALL TYPES AROUND THE WORLD IS A BIG CHANGE Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 2 PIT QUARRY February 2015 www pitandquarry com