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The parched land of central New Mexico once yielded uranium, a heavy metal that fuelled the U.S.’s nuclear power program. However, mining the material has lain dormant for decades and limestone, a more common, useful and less volatile mineral, is the new mining mineral of choice.

C&E Concrete is a leading producer of milled limestone for use in coal mines and power plants. The company is extracting a pure form of limestone from its Tinaja pit, a stone’s throw from Albuquerque. Established in 1974 by Wal

As the TV cameras focus on the UK’s Silverstone racing circuit for the British Grand Prix this weekend, they will no doubt put the redeveloped pits, paddock and gravel traps centre stage. Hanson has just completed work to supply 24,000tonnes of aggregates and 15,000m3 of concrete as part of the £27million redevelopment work.

UK aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete output is down by around 1% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to BDS Marketing Research’s annual reviews of outputs in the major heavy building materials markets.

Changes in company and site ownership following disposals and acquisitions have, says BDS Marketing Research, affected UK building materials market shares, particularly in regional markets. Tarmac has emerged as the leading supplier in the key markets, replacing Hanson as the leadin