IQA Fellow and certified coach Mike Cameron explains why trust is fundamental to effective leadership and a critical factor in building team success across all aspects of a professional organisation.
Emergency preparedness in mines
Lachlan Grant is the Northern Regional Manager for Mines Rescue and Coal Services, which specialises in education and training, workplace health and safety compliance, workers’ compensation, environmental monitoring, and mines rescue consulting and emergency response. He used his speech at the IQA conference to explain why quarries will benefit from ongoing vigilance in their health and safety systems.
Rachael Robertson: Leading on the edge
Considering she dislikes cold weather and had only ever once seen snow, what motivated Rachael Robertson to take on a leadership challenge in one of the world’s most inhospitable environments? Robertson talked to Quarry prior to her presentation at the IQA conference in late March.
Quartz in the rough: NSW sandstone site up for sale
A sandstone quarry is up for sale 40 minutes north of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, with three extraction pits for a combined output of 170,000 tonnes per year.
Boral earnings affected by floods, war
Boral has been negatively impacted by floods in eastern Australia, as well as increased fuel and coal prices, leading to a drop in expected earnings for the 2022 financial year (FY2022).
Used equipment back in vogue: Report
Used equipment sales have skyrocketed in a range of industries over the past 12 months, as tightened supply chains saw buyers getting competitive for locally sourced machines.
Volvo engine accessories extend service intervals
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has increased its service intervals to 1000 hours on a range of machines, thanks to a new generation of fuel filters.
Shovel-ready resource up for grabs in Townsville
A high-quality lithic gravel resource has gone up for sale in the Townsville region, with development approval to extract up to 200,000 tonnes per annum.
Innovation a key to the quarrying industry
Eltirus (f.k.a Cement & Aggregate Consulting) founder Steve Franklin discusses how to get ahead in the quarrying industry using innovation and automation – tools he became familiar with after some time in the mining industry.
Sizing and gaining the most from your mining excavators and haulers
In mining and other 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’ll lower your operating costs over time and start realising higher profits as a result.