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DEXTER SAND & GRAVEL TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW DSC DREDGE

For Immediate Release RESERVE, LA – June 28, 2012: Last month, Dexter Sand & Gravel

of Missouri took delivery of their new 10-inch Wolverine dredge; pictured below. The company

purchased the hydraulic dredge to reach sand deposits below the ground water level.

Dexter Sand & Gravel, a subsidiary of

Delta Companies, Inc., purchased the

dredge for use at a new 100-acre sand

and gravel mine. The dredge will supply a

slurry feed to the sand plant for production

of concrete and mortar sand, as well as

gravel products. Eventually, the mining

area is expected to grow to a size of

approximately 85-acres and the dredge

will operate for about 6-8 months out of

the year. “We have been very pleased

with the features and performance of the

Wolverine dredge. DSC and W&S knowledge and expertise has been very helpful to the

successful start-up of our new dredging operation”, stated Mike Martin, Delta Companies’

Aggregates Area Manager.

DSC’s Wolverine class dredge is

manufactured in its entirety at the

company’s W&S division located in

Greenbush, Michigan. The dredge is

known for its highly portable

Pictured from left: Mike Martin, Aggregates Area Manager; William "Bill" Hood, Wolverine Dredge Operator; and Mike Triplett, Dexter Site Supervisor

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economical design, features a 25-ft digging depth, and is powered by a CAT C-13 diesel

engine. The Wolverine has been the preferred dredge amongst companies looking for an

affordable option for non-automated dredge technology.

DSC Dredge LLC, a world leading designer and manufacturer of cutter suction, clamshell,

and underwater pump mining dredges, has manufacturing facilities located in Reserve, LA,

Poplarville, MS, Greenbush, MI, and Stoneboro, PA. For more information about the

company and their products and services, please visit them at www.dscdredge.com.

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