Why It Matters
RMR Aggregates Inc., the regulatory name for Rocky Mountain Industrials, hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP in July to lobby on natural resources issues. The company is pushing a mine expansion proposal that would grow the permitted area from 16 acres to 56 acres and allow mining hundreds of feet upslope from the existing quarry. The expansion seeks a sales contract to mine and sell limestone for road base, boulders, and aggregate while resolving longstanding noncompliance issues at the existing site.
By the Numbers
RMR Aggregates has reported $50,000 in lobbying expenses for each of the past four quarters, totaling $200,000 since third quarter of 2025. Michael Maitland, a Senior Government Affairs Adviser at McCarter & English LLP, lobbied on behalf of RMR Aggregates Inc. in first quarter 2026. The Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP filing does not include the names of individual lobbyists working on the matter. RMR Aggregates has three lobbying disclosures on file and one active lobbyist.
The Bottom Line
RMR Aggregates is now represented by two lobbying firms, signaling an intensified federal push as the company pursues approval for its mine expansion. The company's sustained spending of $50,000 per quarter suggests a long-term engagement strategy to navigate the regulatory and permitting requirements for the project. The focus on natural resources issues aligns with the expansion's need for federal permits and compliance resolution.
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