Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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55 AGGREGATES MANAGER December 2015 COMMUNITY RELATIONS Experience: Retired November 2011 following 41 years with the U.S. Geological Survey Services Offered: Applied geology and geological research for construction rocks and minerals, with an emphasis on aggregates. Contact me at: Bill-Langer@researchgeologist.com www.researchgeologist.com • Resource evaluation • Expert testimony • Technical writing and review • Lecturer • USGS Aggregate Resource Geologist 1977-2011 • Past Chair and Distinguished Service Award recipient, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Industrial Minerals and Aggregates Division • Author of ASBPE award-winning columns - Carved In Stone, Aggregates Manager, 1998-Present BillLanger_AGRM0115.indd 1 12/16/14 1:21 PM Luff Industries Ltd. tf: 1.888.349.LUFF (5833) e: info@luffindustries.com w: www.luffindustries.com CONVEYING IDLERS | PULLEYS | IMPACT BEDS | ACCESSORIES Built for Maximum Impact CEMA D Impacts designed with reinforced end plates and angle iron to take maximum load & impact IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE After the safety presentation, Scouts and their parents were loaded onto a bus for a mine tour. Plant Manager Don Bogart led the tour. He explained the sand mining process and gave a behind-the-scenes tour of the plant and dredge. Next, Ecologist Annie Doyle, of Flatwoods Consulting, led an ecolo- gy hunt, which required the Scouts to identify 10 native plants and 10 native animals. Cemex Environmental Manager James Mott then led great discussions on environmental controls and permitting. He also had students conduct fieldwork as he had them read water levels in the site's ponds. Cemex Geologist Dr. Aleta Mitch- ell-Tapping was up next. She assem- bled an excellent presentation on Flor- ida geology and minerals. Scouts went through a minerals exercise where they were asked to identify various minerals and their characteristics. It was a great teaching exercise that the Scouts really seemed to enjoy. At the end of the day, I made a pre- sentation about community relations. Although this is not part of the badge requirements, I wanted the Scouts to understand Cemex's role in the com- munities where we operate and our commitment to education. We look forward to replicating this camp all over Florida and the United States. AM As part of their training, Boy Scouts learned about the importance of safety and wear- ing the appropriate personal protective equipment. Jenna Emerson is the legislative and public affairs manager for Cemex in Florida and the Carolinas. Do you have a community relations strategy you'd like to share? Please email Editor-in-Chief Therese Dunphy at tdunphy@randallreilly.com.