As we close out the year, we want to thank you for being a subscriber.
Contact Us Today
Mineralocity November Newsletter 2025
Finding qualified leads and understanding your true market is the key to growing your business. We built Mineralocity to be your one-stop shop for exactly that—showing you where your potential customers are, what they’re mining, and the most efficient way to reach them.
Mineralocity October Newsletter 2025
We’re excited to announce a major renovation of the Mineralocity platform, based directly on your feedback. We are adding powerful new data, more intuitive features, and new ways for your team to collaborate.
Mineralocity September Newsletter 2025
Since the very beginning, Burgex has helped shape AggNexus with one goal in mind: creating meaningful, impactful conversations in the aggregates and concrete space.
Top 25 U.S. Counties by Estimated Current Aggregate Demand
Explore the top 25 U.S. counties by estimated aggregate demand in 2024. Learn how construction trends, infrastructure investments, and population growth are driving demand for aggregates across key regions.
Mineralocity April Newsletter 2025
As we continue to develop and refine the Mineralocity platform, we’re excited to share the powerful capabilities it offers for both greenfield exploration and high-level market research. Whether you’re looking to gain insight into a new area for mineral discovery or analyze broader market trends, Mineralocity is the tool to help you make data-driven decisions with ease.
Mineralocity January Newsletter 2025
Using Data To Make Better Decisions
Mapping the Future: 5 Must-See Maps from Mineralocity Aggregates
Maps aren’t just about geographical locations; they can tell stories, reveal trends, and even predict the future. In the construction aggregate industry, understanding these layers of information can be the difference between growth and stagnation. In this article, we showcase five incredibly revealing maps from Mineralocity Aggregates that every industry player should examine.
1. The Demand Heatmap: A Glimpse into Future Needs
Brief Description: This map shows estimated market change for construction aggregates over the next five years.
Key Insights: East Texas, Atlanta, Tampa, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake, and other regions show major growth and significantly increased demand for construction aggregates. On the flip side, Los Angeles is showing a significant decrease in demand, as is most of Illinois and a significant part of the Appalachians.
Business Applications: Shifting demand creates opportunities to shift existing production to growing markets or consider greenfielding new sites near anticipated high demand. In areas of decreasing demand, operations may need to be scaled back or look to other markets or products to succeed.
2. Environmental Regulations and Zoning: Navigating the Minefield
Brief Description: Every region of the United States has a different regulatory framework and fabric of land ownership. This map illustrates how much of the Western United States is covered by federal, state, and tribal lands. The light gray areas on the map illustrate incorporated areas, which are scattered throughout the country.
Key Insights: While not all gray areas are “off limits”, many will have significant challenges or regulatory hoops that will need to be navigated. Construction aggregate producing operations are found throughout many of these regions, but many may be located in areas that would be difficult, if not impossible, to permit today.
Business Applications: This map is useful for locating potential greenfield sites that are outside of incorporated areas or other places – like national parks or wilderness areas – that may be restrictive for development.
3. Infrastructure Development Tracker: The Pulse of Construction
Brief Description: What does the map tell us about upcoming infrastructure and construction projects? The areas that are yellow represent the highest amount ($10 billion+) of construction aggregate heavy wide infrastructure, local infrastructure, and non-residential construction projects that are planned. The map is broken down by county. Within the Mineralocity Aggregates application, each of these counties can be explored further to identify the number of projects and anticipated spending for each category.
Key Insights: Much of this information correlates with the findings from our demand heatmap, but there are other areas where major aggregate heavy projects are occurring that don’t directly coincide with growing populations. Emery County, Utah – for example – has over $26.3 billion in planned projects and has only a small rural population.
Business Applications: Portable crushers and other quickly scalable operations can be considered for wide and local infrastructure projects that are in areas that don’t have a large permanent aggregate production base.
4. Competitor Landscape: Know Thy Neighbor
Brief Description: This map shows the relative side of construction aggregate producing operations throughout the United States. Blue circles are crushed stone producing operations (quarries) and red circles produce sand and gravel (pits or dredges).
Key Insights: The size of bubbles generally coincides with major population centers or rail access that ties to major urban centers. The distribution of blue and red circles is dictated by geology. You can see in the Southeastern United States, the curve of the fall line with rock above and coastal plane below with its associated sand and gravel operations. Bonus feature – Mineralocity Aggregates creates an interactive pie-chart that shows the actual market share for major producers within the map view. This is a powerful way to get a quick feel for major regional players when exploring new areas.
Business Applications: How could businesses use this information for their strategic planning? Understanding regional competition is key to discovering how to best strategically be positioned within a new market. Each region of the United States has a unique landscape of producers large and small.
5. Recycling Opportunities: The Green Goldmine
Brief Description: This map shows the location of every landfill location throughout the United States. This is where construction waste, ranging from excavation waste to concrete and asphalt goes to be buried and disposed of.
Key Insights: Recycled aggregate and construction waste is increasingly becoming a larger and more important aspect of the overall aggregate industry. While these recycled materials currently only account for a small percentage of overall consumed tonnage, it is likely that it will grow significantly over the next several decades. Early adapters will be positioned best to succeed.
Business Applications: Placing a recycling facility between major projects and landfills could create lucrative opportunities.
Conclusion:
These maps offer a multi-dimensional view of the construction aggregate industry, providing actionable insights for businesses eager to carve out or defend their market share. By leveraging the power of Mineralocity Aggregates’ mapping capabilities, companies can make more informed decisions that lead to sustainable growth.
Ready to dive deeper? Sign up for Mineralocity Aggregates and start exploring these maps and many more for your strategic advantage.
The Future of Aggregate Recycling: A Tour of Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc.
Last week, the Mineralocity Aggregates team had the distinct pleasure of touring Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc., in Calgary, Alberta. The occasion was a special open house hosted by CDE, an Irish company at the forefront of traditional aggregate processing and cutting-edge recycling technology. This experience provided invaluable insights into the sustainable future of aggregate processing and recycling.
CDE: Pioneering a Circular Economy in Aggregate Recycling
Before diving into the tour details, it’s important to understand the role that CDE plays in the aggregate recycling industry. With the motto, “Engineered for a Circular Economy,” CDE is doing more than just pioneering waste recycling; they’re laying the groundwork for a more sustainable future. They specialize in providing wet processing solutions that divert over 20 million tons of waste from landfills annually. Whether it’s construction and demolition waste, contaminated soils, or hydro excavation waste, CDE transforms these materials into valuable construction resources.
What We Saw: The Aggregate Recycling Process
During our tour, we were fortunate enough to see the plant process different types of waste, including excavation and hydro excavation waste. The system, efficient and precise, separates the waste into sorted, washed, and screened streams of rock, sand, and fines.
Sustainability in Action: Closed-Loop Water System
A highlight of the plant’s operation was its closed-loop water system, which recycles ~95% of the water used. This feature not only conserves a critical natural resource but also allows the plant to function with a minimal environmental footprint. This allows for faster permitting and a lower impact footprint.
Efficiency: Monitoring from a Single Dashboard
What stood out during the tour was the plant’s commitment to efficiency. Every aspect of the operation can be monitored from a single dashboard, ensuring that each element runs at peak efficiency to maximize uptime. This is a crucial aspect for any plant that aims to be both profitable and sustainable.
Implications for the Future
Rethinking Waste Management
The tour was more than just an educational experience; it was an inspiring vision of the potential that lies ahead. One of the most immediate takeaways was the need to reevaluate our perceptions of waste. Traditionally viewed as something to discard, waste, as demonstrated by Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. and CDE, can be a valuable resource.
Scalability and Adaptability
The advanced technologies we observed have significant scalability and adaptability potential. With CDE’s wet processing solutions capable of diverting over 20 million tons of waste from landfills annually, one can only imagine the global impact if more such facilities were to adopt these technologies. And given that these technologies can be adapted to handle various types of waste—from excavation waste to contaminated soils—it opens doors for widespread industry adoption. We were told that CDE can build these plants to handle as little as 70tph to as much as 700tph. They also offer custom solutions that could potentially be even larger.
Economic Benefits
While the environmental implications are obvious, there are also substantial economic benefits to consider. The plant’s closed-loop water system, for example, significantly reduces water costs. The ability to monitor every aspect of the operation from a single dashboard allows for real-time decision-making, reducing downtime and boosting profitability.
Policy and Regulatory Implications
The success of facilities like Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. should encourage policymakers to support sustainable practices in the aggregate industry. By doing so, they can facilitate the transition from traditional waste management to circular economic models that are both profitable and beneficial for the planet.
A Forward-Looking Approach
In a world that’s increasingly cognizant of environmental responsibility, adopting the practices showcased during our tour is more than just good business sense—it’s a societal imperative. Companies that are quick to embrace these technologies not only stand to gain a competitive edge but also become leaders in setting new industry standards.
By embedding these forward-thinking practices into our industry’s operations, we not only mitigate our environmental impact but also create a more resilient, cost-effective, and ultimately more sustainable business landscape. The tour reaffirmed our belief that with the right technologies and practices, the aggregate industry has a bright and sustainable future.
Conclusion
The tour of Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. was eye-opening, to say the least. It revealed a glimpse of what is possible when innovation meets sustainability. With companies like CDE leading the way, the future of aggregate recycling is not just promising; it’s imperative. And for teams like ours at Mineralocity Aggregates, it affirms our commitment to be part of this sustainable future.
Why Construction Aggregates Will Always Be a Growing Industry
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, it’s easy to overlook traditional industries like construction aggregates. However, the reality is that the demand for aggregates—sand, gravel, crushed stone, and beyond—will never cease to grow. This article will explore the intrinsic factors that ensure the perpetual growth of the construction aggregates industry. While it’s true that the construction aggregates industry will always be growing somewhere, it won’t always be growing everywhere at the same time.
Essential to Infrastructure
Aggregates are the backbone of nearly every construction project, from roads and bridges to schools and hospitals. As cities expand and populations grow, the need for new infrastructure and the repair of existing ones ensures that the demand for aggregates remains constant.
Furthermore, the current state of infrastructure in many parts of the country is alarming. Years of underinvestment have led to crumbling roads, outdated bridges, and inadequate public transportation systems. This decline is prompting large-scale infrastructure initiatives aimed at renovation and modernization, all of which require vast amounts of construction aggregates. The American Society of Civil Engineers regularly releases a ‘Report Card’ on the state of the nation’s infrastructure, and the grades are often less than stellar. These assessments only serve to highlight the urgent need for substantial investment in infrastructure projects, which, in turn, ensures a growing demand for aggregates for years to come.
The Cycle of Urbanization
The continued urbanization of the global population is a significant driver of aggregate demand. As rural populations move into cities, the requirements for housing, roads, and other infrastructure rise, thereby leading to a corresponding increase in the need for construction aggregates.
Resilient to Economic Downturns
Even during economic recessions, certain public works projects are considered essential and continue to be funded. This makes the aggregate industry less susceptible to the fluctuations in the economic cycle compared to other sectors.
Technological Advances
Modern technology isn’t sidelining the aggregates industry; it’s bolstering it. From data analytics platforms like Mineralocity Aggregates that optimize market analysis and positioning to advanced machinery that increases extraction efficiency, technology is fueling the growth of the sector.
Environmental Concerns and Sustainability
While the industry faces environmental challenges, it is also part of the solution. Sustainable practices in aggregate extraction and the recycling of construction materials are not only possible but are becoming the industry standard.
Regulatory Support
With appropriate regulation, the aggregates industry can balance the needs of economic growth, environmental sustainability, and community concerns. This three-pronged approach ensures the industry’s long-term viability.
Conclusion
The construction aggregates industry is deeply woven into the fabric of modern society. Its importance in building the world around us—combined with the forces of urbanization, economic resilience, technological innovation, and environmental sustainability—makes it a sector poised for perpetual growth. Don’t underestimate the importance of this fundamental industry; it’s here to stay and grow, come what may.
