The cost of the conveyor belt is one of the most significant capital expenditure items for many quarry operators, so it’s important to ensure Read more
Six Sigma blasting: A team approach
In the past, mine management would give an engineer or supervisor the task of production control and research, in an attempt to develop a Read more
Action film puts quarry on the red carpet
Several car chase scenes from the 2015 action movie Mad Max: Fury Road were filmed at the Penrith Lakes sand quarry located in New Read more
Easily installed cross-beam protection
Nepean Rubber’s cross-beam protectors provide an effective, low cost way to protect screen cross-beams from impact and abrasive wear.
The protectors are easy to fit, Read more
Wash plant cleans up for sand quarry operator
Bland Sand & Gravel has been part of the aggregates and sand industries for more than 30 years.
Having started off with a single backhoe, Read more
Environmental breach penalties increase ten-fold
Daracon Group subsidiary Buttai Gravel was fined a total of $3000 for environment protection licence breaches at its Martins Creek Quarry, located in Dungog, Read more
Quarry makes bid to expand more than 150 per cent
Only months after being given the green light to expand, a quarry operator has applied to increase production by an additional 167 per cent in response to strong demand.
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Mining grade, wear-resistant rubber
Historically, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber has been used to produce capping rubbers, but while EPDM is simple to manufacture, it possesses poor Read more
Powerful rock cutting
Designed to suit 40-tonne to 60-tonne excavators, the TF3000 has a cutting head width of 1250mm, weighs 36.5 tonnes, and produces 103.2 kilonewtons of Read more
Mobile combo crusher
The company claims it is the most compact track-mounted combination of a cone crusher and a screen ever made.
The combination into a single track-mounted Read more