Pit & Quarry, September 2016

The new DeSoto operation is situated on 178 acres with a 25 acre plant site and 108 acres of reserves to be mined also adjacent to a short line railroad So we are well positioned to aid in construction efficiency Nearly all the trucks picking up products here are our customers vehicles The company employs very few trucks of its own Williford says All drivers and vehicles are subject to the Good Neighbor Trucking Policy developed by Alan Parks vice president of Memphis Stone Gravel to ensure both on site and off site transportation rules are followed for safety and courtesy We are very grateful local government officials fully understand the areas current and growing needs for construction aggregates Williford says This has allowed us to work in partnership with the city of Southaven to meet the many requirements and work out the details involved in establishing the DeSoto plant This is a win win situation all around he adds and we have been most appreciative of the cooperation that has made everything go so smoothly especially regarding environmental protection and worker safety regulations DESOTO STAFF The DeSoto plant will work five 10 hour days weekly and operate year round The plant employs 10 people including several who have transferred from the Anderson facility Were fortunate to be able to bring over these experienced deserving people says Ed Ragsdale DeSoto operations manager It enables us to be efficient right from the get go and is valuable in training new people in operations and safety We employ a comprehensive safety program based on the understanding that safety is a shared responsibility involving personnel and management at all levels Memphis Stone Gravel is the sister company to Lehman Roberts Co a leader in asphalt production and paving The two companies have had common ownership since 1971 About 45 percent of the aggregate from Memphis Stone Gravel goes to Lehman Roberts The rest meets a variety of other market needs We have always prided ourselves on how we protect the lands we mine and for restoring it to productive and beautiful uses after mining HAL WILLIFORD Memphis Stone Gravel The new plant will produce fine and coarse aggregate for construction applications that include ready mix concrete hotmix asphalt pea gravel and road base as well as concrete and masonry sand Additional aggregate applications include pipe and drain bedding retaining wall back fill and other drainage controls bridge construction homebuilding and landscaping The DeSoto operation utilizes a primary plant and a finish plant Components include newly purchased and leased equipment plus used equipment from the Anderson plant PRIMARY PLANT Components of the new plant include Two 20 year old rebuilt 8x20 Deister triple deck screens with Miller Durex poly screen cloth One 20 year old 12x40 rebuilt McLanahan Sand Manager classifying tank One new McLanahan Sand Manager classifying tank One 40x33 McLanahan single screw for new grit system One 20 year old rebuilt 54x35 McLanahan double sand screw One 20 plus year old rebuilt 54x34 Eagle Iron Works double sand screw Two 40x36 McLanahan double log washers One new Superior 30x100 portable radial stacker for new mason sand product pitandquarry com September 2016 PIT QUARRY 15