Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Assemblyman Mayer's Visit to Sahara Sand Mine
N.J. Assemblyman David R Mayer (Legislative District 4) was welcomed December 17th to Sahara Sand’s mine in Franklin, NJ by Larry Silvi, co-owner. The legislator wanted to learn about an important site of economic activity in his legislative district, and his visit to the mine was arranged through the New Jersey Concrete & Aggregates Association (NJCAA), the trade association representing the mining industry in New Jersey.
The mine produces sand which is used as an ingredient in the manufacture of ready-mix concrete and asphalt pavement for the construction industry. The sand mine operates under permits from Franklin & Monroe Townships (since the mining property straddles the two townships), a Pinelands permit, as well as an NJDEP water allocation permit, and employs a dredge to excavate the sand. The raw mineral is further beneficiated at the processing plant before size-segregated sand is stockpiled for trucking to customer locations.
“It is remarkable that this entire operation, which adds significantly to the local economy, is operated without the use of any chemicals in the process, and in an environmentally acceptable manner”, Assemblyman Mayer observed, as Larry Silvi described how the mine site will be reclaimed for future land use in accordance with the permits.
Sahara Sand is a unit of the Silvi Group Companies, a construction materials provider with facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The mine produces sand which is used as an ingredient in the manufacture of ready-mix concrete and asphalt pavement for the construction industry. The sand mine operates under permits from Franklin & Monroe Townships (since the mining property straddles the two townships), a Pinelands permit, as well as an NJDEP water allocation permit, and employs a dredge to excavate the sand. The raw mineral is further beneficiated at the processing plant before size-segregated sand is stockpiled for trucking to customer locations.
“It is remarkable that this entire operation, which adds significantly to the local economy, is operated without the use of any chemicals in the process, and in an environmentally acceptable manner”, Assemblyman Mayer observed, as Larry Silvi described how the mine site will be reclaimed for future land use in accordance with the permits.
Sahara Sand is a unit of the Silvi Group Companies, a construction materials provider with facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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