The costs of Canberra's future development lies in a proposed hard rock quarry in Royalla, New South Wales.
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Crushing contractor tops up fleet with mobile jaws
Milbrae Quarries, a family-run quarrying and mining services business, has expanded on the local contract crushing market – bolstered by the acquisition of two primary mobile jaw crushers suited to large-scale quarrying and mining operations. Damian Christie reports.
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Seven characteristics of effective leadership
In the first part of a new educational series, Mike Cameron discusses the qualities and traits of “Emerging Leaders” in organisations and what makes them qualified to not only manage other people but have complete confidence and assurance in themselves.
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‘Tension-free’ maintenance with Gates’ premium v-belts
A ‘set-and-forget’ drive solution was what a lime quarry in New South Wales was looking for when they contacted their trusted industrial suppliers, BSC, to help re-design a blower drive conveying aglime out of the quarry.
Matt Thornton, major account manager at BSC recommended the Gates Predator v-belts, which do not require any re-tensioning after the initial installation. The v-belts are also designed to allow for momentary slippage during overloads, without damaging the belt.
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Wet classifier turns by-product into valuable material
TPI, a Thailand-based manufacturer and distributor of cement and concrete products, has successfully invested in its first ever wet classification plant, designed and engineered by CDE Global, to recover valuable materials from stockpiles of historic by-product and meet zero waste targets.
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Modular screens: The way of the future
The success of any screen in a plant circuit is the quality and the robustness of the screen media. A 30-plus-year veteran talks to Quarry about the latest advances in screen media technology.
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Solid spherical roller bearing exceeds expectations in sand washing application
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.
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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.
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Passing on safety lessons – in the pit and on the water
Editor of Quarry Magazine, Damian Christie, finds his love for sailing akin to the trials of the quarrying industry. As on the high seas, operators across the sector should take extra care in keeping their sites safe, lest they fall to the might of the waves of regulation.
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Portable plant gains without reinventing the wheel
A leading heavy equipment supplier explains why using wheeled portable plants is advantageous for quarrying. Matthew Voigt, of Superior Industries, spoke to Quarry.
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