Damian Christie

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Rock on ground model consolidates partnership

A drill and blast specialist’s complete service model – from mine planning to drilling through to blasting – is helping a Queensland-based extractive company’s mobile crushing operations run ever more smoothly in Central Queensland’s Galilee Basin. Damian Christie reports.
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Wodonga quarry opens door to flexibility with washing circuit

During COVID-19, quarrying has proven its worth as an essential sector. On the Victorian border, activity has been especially high at Barro Wodonga Quarries, where the set-up of an integrated crushing and washing plant has defied the uncertainty of the pandemic. Damian Christie reports.
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Mobile trends: Looking to the past as a guide to the future

As we near the end of a turbulent year, what does the future hold for the quarrying industry and the broader mobile crushing and screening solutions segment? Precisionscreen general manager Paul Kerr tells Damian Christie why we need to look back on the past to be inspired for the future.
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Down the hole gel marks paradigm shift in stemming tech

It’s been a work in progress for four years but a longstanding dust control company has devised an innovative alternative to conventional rock stemming in blasting. Mason Trouchet, of Rainstorm Dust Control, spoke to Damian Christie about the company’s new stem gel product.
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Tracked jaw expands reach of long-time family business

The Hopkins family has been deeply involved in the growth of the Rockhampton region, particularly in construction infrastructure. Now, a piece of mobile plant is assisting the family to further grow its business, including the opening of a second quarry site. Damian Christie reports.
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Quarry-spec machines excel in shipping, rail loading

  An ASX-listed bulk materials and logistics giant with expertise in mine and port solutions has in recent years enjoyed enormous success with a suite of earthmoving products encompassing quarry-spec loaders, excavators and dozers. Damian Christie reports. Read More
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Alex Fraser: A year in review

In 2019, Alex Fraser Group, one of Australia’s largest recycled aggregates producers, officially flicked the switch on two glass recycling and sustainable asphalt plants at its Laverton site. Damian Christie spoke to Peter Murphy about the site’s recycled aggregate operations on the first anniversary of the opening.
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