


Academic centre leads research into sustainable mining practices
As global demand for minerals continues to grow, the tasks of mining and quarrying are only becoming more challenging.
Access to mineral resources in the Read more

Skills recognition, qualifications A starting point at Box Hill
The quarrying, surface mining and extractive industries in 2011 face a major challenge ? finding skilled labour to replace the ageing population and recruiting/training Read more

Quarry’s 2011 Mobile Crushing and Screening Guide
This year, the guide has 150 listings of mobile crushers and screens from suppliers to the Australasian quarry market (refer to page 42 for Read more

Cutterheads to be laid to rest
Stirling Hinchliffe, Queensland?s Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, announced that once the TBMs have completed tunnelling, the last 180m of each machine, containing the Read more

Low-Profile Telestacker Conveyor
This 170-foot low profile TeleStacker conveyor unit with a low level loading hopper is engineered with a 200 kW gen-set unit. It is designed Read more

X-Factors Oils and Lubricants
The product line-up includes Diesel X, Diesel X Plus, Driveline X, Hino Shift X, Premixed Coolant and Premixed LLC Long Life Coolant.
Source: Hino Australia, Read more

The five elements of environmental quarry management
Taking the analogy of ancient Greek philosophers, the environmental management of any industry must examine in part or in detail the five basic elements Read more

Environmentally sustainable blasting
Never before has the extractive industry been so aware of its obligations to shareholders, government bodies and the community. In the past, consideration of Read more

Cleaner Mixer
According to tests conducted by the United States Environment Protection Agency, Mack Trucks? new Breed Granite, installed with a Cummins Westport ISL-G gas engine, Read more