Pit & Quarry, November 2009
W A S H I N G C L A S S I F Y I N G aggregate where the process is below the water table We have a very sand rich deposit here and on average our source comes out 25 percent rock and 75 percent sand with most of the rock running 6 in minus The final products produced at Pine Ridge include various sand grades as well as concrete and some asphalt mixes Typically were making concrete sand asphalt sand fill sand VMA and concrete stone in three different gradations Kaskiw said Any number of specific recipes could be called for on any given day When the facility was conceived the desire for a highly efficient yet highly flexible operation was at the forefront Accepting the task It was clear from the start that vendor selection would be critical to the success of the project Kaskiw said they needed to identify a vendor that could serve as a partner in the design process understand the obstacles and challenges they presented and offer clearly defined innovative ideas as solutions Three vendors were engaged early in 2006 to participate in various initial stages of the project and ultimately KPI JCI was chosen They were the only ones who came to the table with an extremely aggressive construction schedule he said KPI JCI delivered a complete turnkey plant capable of producing more than 1100 tph of mixed finished product 34 PIT QUARRY November 2009 www pitandquarry com
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