Conveying

Conveying

S is for Sunset Crater

Sunset Crater, as Bill Langer relates, is not just an important landmark on the US Interstate 40 – it also brings us to S in his whistle-stop A-Z of quarrying terms.
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Application to dig deeper

Hanson Construction Materials, owner of the Bass Point Quarry in the Illawara region, New South Wales, says that its application to deepen the existing quarry means an efficient, low-impact use of its current resources.
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Clever choices are key to success

Equipment supplier Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd has advised Australian companies on making the right choices when choosing design engineers, equipment suppliers and installers or face possible project failure.
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Bronco Johnson: Still sparring for the industry

This is a record of a man who started as an apprentice, progressed to operations manager of a major quarrying company and even a co-owner of concrete and quarry companies. John “Bronco” Johnson has seen it all and is now concerned for quarrying’s prospects.
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Miner explores driver fatigue

As one of the world?s leaders in base metal mining and exploration, Australian company Perilya has put the spotlight on driver fatigue at its zinc, lead and silver mine in Broken Hill, using driver safety glasses with some intriguing results.
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Q is for Quartz

Now at Q on his tour of the A-Z of quarrying terms, Bill Langer reflects on his daughter’s initial reaction to quartz and its ice-like, electrical and luminescent properties.
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