Hillhead Digital has announced a two-day programme for its New Horizons – Building the Recovery conference, as the free online exhibition ramps up at the end of March.
A breath of fresh air with the right data
Clean air is one of the most basic and fundamental expectations for quality of life. As Roger Cudmore and Cameron S McNaughton discuss, regardless of where we live, we all want to be confident that the air we breathe isn’t going to harm our health, or the health of the living things in our environment.
Mine regulator refreshes Victorian site rehab process
Earth Resources Regulation has updated the bond rates used to fund rehabilitation projects in Victorian mines and quarries for the first time since 2010.
Statewide inspection blitz to ensure safety for all quarries
Teams of inspectors will be arriving unannounced at large quarries across New South Wales this month following an electric shock incident last September.
Biennial exhibition postponed but Hillhead Digital stays on schedule
The United Kingdom’s Hillhead exhibition will be postponed for the second year running due to COVID-19 – but Hillhead Digital is still set for 30-31 March.
As heatwaves become more extreme, which jobs are riskiest?
Heat is more dangerous than the cold in most Australian regions. About two per cent of deaths in Australia between 2006 and 2017 were associated with the heat, and the estimate increases to more than four per cent in the nation’s northern and central parts.
Sizing and gaining the most from your mining excavators and haulers
In the extractive industries, it is important to match excavators to your haul trucks to lower your total cost of ownership (TCO). If they are mismatched, you will be inefficient and burn extra fuel. If you can mitigate that, you will lower your operating costs over time and start realising higher profits as a result.
Pilbara chert the key to life on Mars
The search for life on Mars has taken a huge step forward, with NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance touching down on the red planet.
Metso Outotec enhances on-site employee skillsets
Metso Outotec has announced its global training certification program for its field services professionals, which will include its employees servicing quarry sites.
Global quarrying exhibition to be held online
As a prelude to its traditional three-day outdoor event, the QMJ Group will deliver a Hillhead quarrying exhibition digitally on 30 and 31 March, 2021.