Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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ee by Therese Dunphy | Editor-in-Chief tdunphy@randallreilly.com 6 AGGREGATES MANAGER / August 2017 To keep up to date with news from the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates. STATE & PROVINCE NEWS ALABAMA Two contractors received a $20,000 reward for the capture of a vandal at Wadley Crushed Stone, according to The Randolph Leader. The operator, along with Gary Ingram Paving & Grading Inc., Wier Grading & Clearing LLC, and GT Drilling, paid the reward. The van- dal was apprehended when contractor John Paul Phillips noticed someone on one of the drill rigs, and the individual took off running with a bag of tools. Phillips and fellow driller Chevelle Willie Cam- eron caught David Allan Whitley, while a second individual escaped. Whitley and his partner are believed to have vandalized equipment at the quarry twice before, causing thousands of dollars in damages. Whitley was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal trespassing. NORTH CAROLINA MINNESOTA Martin Marietta Materials announced it is in the process of acquiring Bluegrass Materials for $1.625 billion in cash. Bluegrass has nearly two dozen operations in five states — Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee — as well as approximately 300 employees. Bluegrass is a wholly owned subsidiary of Panadero Aggregates Holdings, which was formed in 2010 as a partner- ship between John D. Baker II and Ted Baker II, Lindsay Goldberg LLC, and Bluewater Worldwide LLC. "The acquisition of Bluegrass directly aligns with our long-term strategic growth plan," said Ward Nye, chairman, president, and CEO of Martin Marietta. Jordan Sands had two independent firms investi- gate an April tremor that shook the Mankato area. According to the Mankato Free Press, a report compiled by Barr Engineering points to evidence that an earthquake took place approximately seven seconds after the blast. The second firm, Lettis Consultants International, used data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and on-site vibration readings. Its conclusion was that an earthquake likely occurred seven seconds after the blast, about 2 miles below ground, and more than a mile south of the quarry. At the time of the blast, the USGS said the incident measured 2.8 in magnitude and was likely due to a quarry blast, but noted that at a distance of 31 miles, it was too far away to be certain. Area officials said the city found no evidence that the operator was negligent or had deviated from its blast plan. MASSACHUSETTS Aggregate Industries' Saugus quarry kicked off its reclamation project with an open house that allowed members of the town's Aggregate Post Closure Com- mittee to walk the site and see how the project will work. According to the Saugus Advertiser, the operation will begin to accept truckloads of fill. It ex- pects to take 15 years to dump the 7 million cubic yards of fill into the quar- ry. At that point, the operator and committee will once again partner to rede- velop the sight according to its "highest and best use." Aggregate Industries operates two asphalt plants, a ready-mixed concrete plant, and the quarry at the site. Operations will continue throughout the reclamation process. MICHIGAN The Michigan Senate unanimously approved $47.6 million for 27 land ac- quisitions and 87 land projects proposed by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, including a project that would convert 680 acres at the former London Sand quarry into a public hunting, fishing, and hiking area. The Mon- roe News reports that the quarry, now known as the Crystal Waters property, contains seven bodies of water, and a boat launch is proposed on an 85-acre lake. There are currently no inland public-access lakes in the county. Acquisi- tion of the property is expected to cost $3.5 million, with the trust fund being supported by interest earned off funds generated from development of state- owned mineral rights. NORTH CAROLINA A teen lost his finger while trespassing with four friends at a Salisbury quarry, WNCN reports. According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, the five teens trespassed at Ameri- can Quarry late one afternoon. The teen, 17-year-old Davis Hamilton, was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after his injury. The sheriff's office didn't release informa- tion on the teen's condition or details on how he lost the finger. The teens entered the quarry by crawling over a section of fence that was partially knocked over by a tree. All five were cited for trespassing and issued a criminal summons to appear in court for the misdemeanor. MAINE At Aggregates Manager's press time, the Rockland City Council was expected to approve the sale of a former limestone quarry known as Engine Quarry to Jake Barbour of Jake Barbour Inc. VillageSoup-Knox reports that Barbour was one of three bidders for the 14-acre site. He offered to swap the city's inter- est in the quarry for a 0.64-acre parcel he owns adjacent to the city landfill, valued at $4,500, as well as an easement on a long, narrow parcel along a street where a walking trail is currently planned. Two other bidders offered $20,000 and $21,000 for the property.