Sustainability is today?s buzz word in design, development, manufacturing and processing. In other words, it is imperative to control the environmental impact of any
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Japanese turn to dry sand making
There is little doubt that viable natural sand resources in many areas across the world are running out, either because of extinction or sterilisation
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Replacing natural sand in concrete
In the last 15 years, it has become clear that the availability of good quality natural sand is decreasing. With a few local exceptions,
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No water required
For years sand quarries have used wet wash systems to remove minus 200 mesh (75 micron) fines in sand quarries. Wet systems can include
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Dewatering Silt and Slurry In Open Cut Mining
Whether in the jungles of Kalimantan- Borneo, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, or on the snow-covered mountains of western Iran, Multiflo pumps can be
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Debunking the VSD compressor myth
With many industrial facilities operating around the clock, plant-wide efficiency is a paramount concern. In recent years, the quest to address efficiency in compressed
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Reducing costs and logistics of haulage
If the mountain won?t come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must come to the mountain.?
This rather well worn expression best describes the current trend for
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The price of ignorance
As a result of an accident in which a New South Wales demolition worker was hospitalised for seven days, prosecutions for breach of the
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Getting the most value out of quarry royalties
For the purpose of this paper and for explanation we identify three separate parties, namely the ?landowner?, the ?mineral owner? and the ?quarry operator?.
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Lending a helping ?arm? and breaker
The Northern Quarries site in Epping, Victoria is a basalt quarry producing concrete aggregates and crushed rock, including road base. It has been operational
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