Adbri has extended its supply of cementitious materials to OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia with a $10 million contract.
Charting the data points to transform the quarrying sector
Dan Barry is the General Manager of SmartTech Australia, the largest Trimble LOADRITE distributor for
on-board weighing technology globally. SmartTech offers software, wireless and hardware solutions for a range of applications in the extractive industries. Dan discusses the value added solutions Trimble and SmartTech are developing – and how it can benefit quarries.
Footpath stands in the way of silica sand expansion
The expansion of an established silica sand quarry, 150 kilometres north of London, England, has upset a local council over the temporary removal of two footpaths.
Silica sands get the go-ahead, survey says
VRX Silica has completed archaeological and ethnographic surveys at its Arrow Smith silica sands projects in Western Australia to finalise Aboriginal heritage approvals.
Construction groggy in the new year: PCI
The Australian Performance of Construction Index (PCI) has fallen by 11.1 points over the holiday period, with COVID-19 isolations and supply chain disruptions wreaking havoc. Read more
Proactive approach, communication key to post-pandemic recovery
Jimmy Murphy is the Sandvik Product Specialist for national construction and hire company Porter Group. He summarises how Sandvik mobile products fared in 2021 and advises that forward planning will be critical to the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.
National sales and hire business partners with local software automation experts
John Andersen is the co-owner of Crusher Screens Sales & Hire, based in Yatala, Queensland, but whose service is nationwide. He discusses the products and services unique to his business, including Australian designed and manufactured software and automation systems for local conditions.
The mission is ensuring the customer’s success
Greg Mumford is the Sales, Service and Marketing Manager for the ANZP division of Caterpillar Global Construction and Infrastructure. He briefs Quarry on how Caterpillar has fared over the course of the global pandemic, and how the company is promoting new technologies to reduce carbon emissions, further customers’ success, and overcome the industry’s impending challenges.
Using machine safety solutions to keep workers safe
Safety is a massive priority in the quarrying sector, and justifiably so. Ensuring that all on-site workers get home at the end of the day is critical, and there are a variety of safety systems and methods used by sites throughout Australia. Many of the options still rely on person-to-person communication or expensive, complex hardware setups, which can be subject to human error or blow the budget for many quarry businesses.
Fostering stronger, collaborative relationships between OEMs, producers
Grayden Leaver is the Director of Sales & Marketing at CJD Equipment, the Australian dealer for Volvo Construction Equipment. He contends that strong dealer relationships with quarry producers will be as vital to the industry’s success as new technologies.