At its peak, it was Australia’s largest open cut zinc mine. Throughout its 16-year lifespan, one supplier’s products and services played a major role in the success of MMG’s Century Mine in north-western Queensland. Indeed, the service and maintenance contracts introduced at the mine in 1999 became the basis for Komatsu Australia’s customer support offerings today.
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Overland conveyor provides cost-effective transport
A new quick to install, modular overland conveying system is making materials handling reconfiguration easier for a US aggregate operation.
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Two-speed dozer with wear-resistant undercarriage
The Dressta TD-14M crawler dozer offers a modern and comfortable, sound-compressed cab with all-round visibility and air recirculation system.
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Reducing the long lead time of drive components
Today’s quarrying companies must do all they can to limit equipment breakdowns and unplanned downtime. Reducing the lengthy lead times traditionally associated with orders, maintenance and troubleshooting capital items should be high on the agenda.
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Residential up, engineering down in latest construction stats
Recent construction statistics have shown polarised activity over the last quarter of 2015, with residential building up and engineering construction down.
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Rock technology, mining restructure for quarry supplier
A major global quarry plant supplier has announced it will streamline its mining and construction equipment divisions to improve efficiency.
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Mobile tyre pressure monitoring
LSM Technologies in collaboration with Doran has launched the SmartLink tablet, said to be a first in pneumatic tyre monitoring systems.
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Geologists lobby to preserve quarry rock formation
Geologists are lobbying to modify a spoil management plan that could reduce access to a scientifically significant rock formation in an old quarry.
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Zero weld screen design
CDE Global has introduced a number of new screens in the ProGrade range, which include a new patented screen design system.
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Mountain resort to be built across quarry void
An architectural firm has taken a unique approach to quarry redevelopment by designing a mountain resort that will be suspended over the 60m deep excavated pit.
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