New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has released its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Hornsby Quarry Road Construction Spoil Management project, Read more
Blast incident highlights importance of planning
UK business WCD Sleeman and Sons was fined £30,000 ($AUD58,470) and ordered to pay £20,000 ($AUD38,967) in costs after a UK Health and Safety Read more
Heavy duty vibratory feeders
The feeders – which are available in both electromagnetic and electro-mechanical variations – facilitate the smooth and dependable transfer of abrasive material, with capacities Read more
Opportunity to show leadership in mental health
It’s tragic that workers occasionally die at work. It’s devastating when they take their own lives. The IQA family has been recently shaken by Read more
Cable-reinforced solution for tensioning problems
However, with the increasing popularity of modern, larger width 6’ x 8’ single-crown screen boxes, maintaining good tension on the rubber screen cloths can Read more
Why nut and bolt fastened joints fail
As all quarries and mines use fasteners, understanding why they fail is often misunderstood. The defence and aerospace (D&A) industry certainly does not accept Read more
Pike River in perspective
Depending on how you count them, there were at least 25 delays, setbacks or serious miscalculations leading up to the deaths of 29 miners Read more
Mobile crushers make mark in Korea
Two quarrying contractors and construction companies in South Korea have successfully introduced Atlas Copco Powercrusher units for mobile stone crushing to their operations. They Read more
Feeder conveyor adds edge to stacker needs
The main advantage of the FTS65 and FTS75 is that they can be fed directly with any excavator or wheel loader and transport the Read more
Open grade asphalt laid for Peninsula Link
Approximately three million cubic metres of earthworks is almost complete on the 27km route.
Boral is managing the production of 380,000 tonnes of asphalt at Read more