This was the second IQA conference in recent years to be held at a regional venue, after the successful Hunter Valley meeting in October Read more
Cultural shift in safety means results
?We had the systems, processes and procedures in place, but we were running safety from a compliance perspective,? said Rowan Melrose, president of Sandvik Read more
Slope stability
The guide has been developed jointly by the IQA and the Queensland Government?s Mines Inspectorate, and strives to achieve an acceptable level of risk in Read more
Boral acquires assets from Wagners
Boral says it will buy Wagners’ quarry, concrete and related assets in the Darling Downs, South East Queensland and Townsville regions and several land Read more
Why safety shouldn’t be a lofty Christmas ideal
Taking it to the end of 2019 and spending Christmas with our families and friends ought to be a relief and a joy for everyone. Sadly, at time of writing (in mid-November), Australia has again been beset by bushfires, and it seems likely they will be an ongoing feature of a long, dry summer ahead.
Submersible pumps prove their mettle in arduous conditions
A simple pump failure in a quarry can be costly, as production is stopped while a replacement is organised. However, there is now a low-cost back-up solution that can be deployed fast in an emergency. Read more
Compact crushers play pivotal roles in recycling jobs
In March 2019, Terex Corporation announced a new manufacturing facility in Derry, Northern Ireland, at an investment of £12 million ($AUD218,807,400). The new 9755m2 Read more
Blown away: Nature’s frac sand processing system
Back in 2006 I wrote an article called “Sand and the winds of time” (in Quarry 2006: 14[5]:50).
It described the eolian processes that make Read more
Terex Finlay – C-1540 Dual Power
| Type of Machine | Cone |
| Model | C-1540 Dual Power |
| Manufacturer | Terex Finlay |
| Application | Secondary and tertiary applications |
| Output (Tonnes per hour) | 300 |
| Maximum Feed Size (mm) | 165 |
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Smart rig offers fuel, production savings
The T45 features an automatic feed alignment that enables the operator to maintain the desired angle when drilling, fundamental to the operator’s optimal blasting Read more