With members of the extractive industries sidelined from being able to convene locally, let alone internationally, an OEM of wet processing technologies did the next best thing: program a virtual conference which brought together more than 1500 industry professionals worldwide.
A plant solution dubbed the “modern distributed control system” has been developed to enhance the process control and digital transformation of cement plants.
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.
A newly established Western Australian quarry business has become the first of its kind to export construction aggregates to Singapore. Nickolas Zakharia spoke to Australasian Sands International director Steven Della Bona about the prospects of the young company.
Global hardware, software and services technology provider Trimble and American engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics have announced a strategic alliance to integrate a variety of construction data collection technologies with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot platform.
Around 90 minutes’ drive from Kununurra in the scenic Eastern Kimberley region of far northern Western Australia, you will find the Ridges Iron Ore mine site.
The Great Penrhyn Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry in the town of Bethesda, Wales lasted three years from 22 November, 1900, with a new tour retelling the story of what occurred.
From the design sheet to the quarry site, Webforge Locker’s Monowills Link range is designed to give customers a high quality ready-to-install handrail system that doesn’t cut corners.
It is believed that up to 90,000 extractive sites are located across Australia today. Academics from the Universities of Monash and Melbourne explain the potential for reviving these sites as vital assets for flood events, water retention and waste management.
McCloskey’s new feeder stacker offers enhanced manoeuvrability through its innovative design.