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Obsidian discovery reveals its eastern origins
Archaeologists from the University of Texas Arlington have found obsidian flakes more than 4000 kilometres away from their point of origin.
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‘We Built This City’ – GSR under the spotlight
As part of CDE Global’s Engineering Insights virtual event, several specialists in the area of construction materials supply and demand convened for a presentation on the growth of global cities.
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CCAA: COVID-safe construction essential to Australia’s recovery
Ken Slattery, the chief executive officer of the peak body for Australia’s heavy construction materials industry, has warned in …Education, Geology, Geology Talk, International News
How microbes survive and thrive in coal seams
A research team has studied the ability for some microbial communities to exist within coal-fired gas vents, turning lethal substances into energy.Editor's Desk, Education, Features, Industry News, Management, News
Know Yourself: James Rowe – self-development and personal growth challenges
In this second chapter of a seven-part series on the characteristics of effective leadership, South Australian IQA member and Groundwork Plus director James Rowe recounts his experiences of developing leadership credentials in the quarrying industry, as told to mentor Mike Cameron.Case Studies, Environmental News, Geology, Geology Talk, Industry News, International News, Maintenance, Management, News, Recycling, Safety
Cattle to rehabilitate English quarries
Cattle grazing has been selected as a means of rehabilitating two quarries on the Isle of Wight in England, bringing multiple benefits to a variety of wildlife.
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Global Quarry Life Award opens for submissions
HeidelbergCement has launched the fifth edition of its Quarry Life Award which aims to promote sustainable quarry management through a global competition with prizes up to €30,000 ($47,160).Case Studies, Environmental News, Geology, Geology Talk, Industry News, Management, Materials Handling, News, Processing, Regulation, Regulation News, Supplier News
Rare opportunity to acquire a Mudgee-based Dolomite and Limestone quarry
Well known to the quarry industry, the highly regarded Mudgee-based Mudgee Dolomite & Lime (MDL) is up for sale for the first time in 26 years.
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Belgian monks protect beer from quarry expansion
A Belgian chalk quarry has been denied the chance to expand after a group of Trappist monks insisted doing so would risk contaminating spring water used in producing a rare beer.
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NSW quarries and concrete health and safety seminar talks silica
The New South Wales divisions of the IQA and Cement Concrete Aggregates Australia held the recent Quarries & Concrete Health and Safety Seminar, headlined by the NSW Resources Regulator’s Garvin Burns and HeidelbergCement’s Klaus Hormann.Case Studies, Editor's Desk, Education, Industry News, Management, News, OH&S News