SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)          February 26, 2001
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                              U.S. AGGREGATES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



        Delaware                   001-15217                     57-0990958
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(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)



       400 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 500, SAN MATEO, CA          94402
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)



                                 (650) 685-4880
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

Press Release  Issued  Regarding  Appointment  of Daniel W. Yih as Interim Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer, Vice President and Board Member
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     On February 26, 2001, U.S. Aggregates,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release  announcing  that Daniel W. Yih, 41, had been  appointed  Interim  Chief
Financial  Officer,  Treasurer,  Vice President and had been elected to the U.S.
Aggregates Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1               Press Release



                                   SIGNATURES

PURSUANT  TO THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT OF  1934,  THE
REGISTRANT  HAS DULY  CAUSED  THIS  REPORT  TO BE  SIGNED  ON ITS  BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.


                                      U.S. AGGREGATES, INC.


Date:  February 26, 2001              By:  /s/  Hobart Richey
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                                           Hobart Richey
                                           Secretary