Jim Garrett is the Product Development Specialist for Pinnacle Hire, an industry newcomer which manufactures, hires and sells advanced water treatment, storage and pumping systems for the quarrying and mining segments. He relates how the combined effects of COVID-19 and the weather have grown the company.
Craig Marsh is the Business Line Manager for Epiroc’s Surface Division. He talks about ongoing innovation and automation in Epiroc’s fleet of smart surface drill rigs which are replacing more manual-style rigs.
The New South Wales Resources Regulator is bringing quarry operators and managers together at the 2022 Small Mines Roadshow from February to April.
Jeff Gray is the International Sales Director of Superior Industries, which is renowned worldwide for its conveying, washing and material handling solutions. He tells Quarry about the constraints of navigating COVID-19 abroad and the company’s enthusiasm to promote its washing, crushing and screen product lines in the Australian market.
Steve Franklin, the Principal Consultant for Cement & Aggregate Consulting (aka Cemagg), based in Brisbane, says that quarries must prepare for the impending wave of digital transformation.
Brian Krishna is the Managing Director of Xylem Australia and New Zealand. He discusses the importance of water management in the extractive industry, the robustness of Xylem’s products throughout the pandemic, and how Xylem can offer holistic solutions to quarrying operations that span water efficiency, environmental management and professional development.
Paul Kerr, General Manager of second generation family business Precisionscreen, talks up the importance of homegrown products as the international supply chain experiences unprecedented constraints.
Pit optimisation studies are useful for not only identifying a given resource, but insight into the best sequences for extraction. Jackie Gauntlett explains some of the processes necessary to derive the most value from the resource and also make significant savings in time and investment.
As part of the recent commentary on the characteristics of effective leadership, Quarry editor Damian Christie (pictured above and below) explains the importance of empathy in his role working with the quarrying industry for the past 13 years.
The IQA has a way of finding the industry’s best and brightest, even when they’re as humble and unassuming as Chris Hamilton. As a winner of not one but two IQA Awards, he is just one example of the industry’s not-so-hidden gems.