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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
Performing at your peak: embracing self-improvement
In the construction materials industry, it is not unusual for one to put the needs and demands of the business or organisation above one’s own aspirations, Peter Ambrose explains.Case Studies, Editor's Desk, Features, Industry News, Load & Haul, Materials Handling, News, Road Transport
Modern dump trucks highlight advantages of renting
Since 2005, Delta Rent, a subsidiary of the diversified, turnkey contracting service for urban and industrial landscapes, has certainly seen its equipment grow in size and quantity, and the latest addition to the family is no exception to that mantra.
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Geologists bat for volcanic features as quarry begins remediation plans
A 70-year-old quarry in south-western Victoria has become the centre of a debate: to revegetate, or not to revegetate?
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