The fatalities, which occurred within less than a month of each other, led the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) to heavily criticise
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Solar farm pitched for disused quarry
UK business Hive Energy was optimistic that its preliminary application to install an 8000-panel solar farm at the Essex-based Sandon Quarry would win the
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Barre pioneers: Living off the land
“In almost every new settlement, one of the first attempts, is to erect works for the pot and pearl ash manufacture: And there are
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New range of artic trucks promises new gains
Notable for their versatility, articulated trucks (ATs) have a significant following in quarrying and sand mining operations.
Providing speed and economy compared to normal haul
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Don?t lose your grip: Getting the most from your earthmover tyres
Tyres are often seen as a distress purchase by the earthmoving industry, and this is perhaps unsurprising given the investment required to replace them.
But
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Extending the life of plant assets
Unlike the mining industry, which extracts and processes products that can sell between $250 and $1000 per cubic metre (m3), the quarry industry does
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Crusher range enhanced through acquisition
Weir Minerals has always been present in the Australian/Pacific sand and aggregates market but the addition of Trio crushers has created a viable alternative
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Supplier helps quarry boost production by 30%
Lafarge’s Pitt River Quarry in British Columbia, Canada, is part of a Lafarge North America network of some 900 offices and operations, with the
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Top five ways to optimise crushing capacity
Regardless of the type of aggregate equipment you own, the end goal of all producers is the same – to increase the number of
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Jaw crusher makes big impact in alpine setting
Seewen, in Switzerland’s north-west, is a municipality in the district of Dorneck, about 247km from the capital Geneva.
The town is infamous for a cold
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