A spherical roller bearing solid-block housed unit has played an integral role in solving a constant bearing problem on the tail drum of the main conveyor in a Queensland sand washing operation.
Sandvik unveils innovative surface drill system
Sandvik has used a digital live show to showcase its latest development in surface top hammer drilling – the Top Hammer XL.
Nordtrack mobile plant range expands with versatile newcomers
Metso Outotec has updated the global extractive industry on the progress of its Nordtrack range of mobile crushers and screens, including announcing the addition of two machines to the line-up.
Types of funding for quarry equipment – the basics
In search of a new crusher or excavator? There are three types of finance quarrying businesses can turn to if they need to upgrade or purchase new plant and equipment entirely.
Passing on safety lessons – in the pit and on the water
Editor Damian Christie discusses the unlikely safety parallels in sailing and the quarrying industry. As on the high seas, operators across the sector should take extra care in keeping their sites safe and should pass on the lessons they learn to their peers across the industry.
Could modular construction revamp the supply chain?
What do Walt Disney, Frank Lloyd Wright and chemistry have in common? Ralph Belperio explains the connection.
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.
Integrated machine control bolsters hazardous rock face
When New Zealand contractor Fulton Hogan was awarded a contract to remediate a steep, unstable rock face overlooking the Port of Otago, it faced a number of challenges to deliver the project safely, within a tight budget, and in a highly visible location.
A scraper adapted for quarrying applications
Primarily used for earthmoving in coal, civil construction or agricultural applications, the wheel tractor-scraper is being adapted for quarrying applications, courtesy of a global OEM.
Wombat rock site cements two-decade relationship
A Victorian southwest coast quarry has steadily grown its relationship with a major OEM, hailing clever design, fuel efficiency and cost savings as the backbone of their 25-year partnership – and all while extracting a colloquially famous rock.