The death of a quarry worker in New Zealand – the third within three months – has highlighted the importance of proper training as calls for stricter safety regulations intensify.
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Primary screen with multiple feed points
CDE Global’s R1500 primary screen is designed to optimise wash plant feed and reduce the need for processing plant personnel.
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Industry feedback invited for quarry safety reform
A state government is inviting industry feedback on proposed reforms to its mining and quarrying safety legislation.
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Anti-wear, protective panels
Kinder & Co’s K-Redi-Liner Ceramic is a modular panel lining system.
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Planning panel rejects basalt quarry application
A state government planning panel has rejected a quarry operator’s application to build a new basalt quarry.
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Restoring infrastructure – to its rightful place at the top of the table
After a tumultuous few months in federal politics, Damian Christie discusses how the change in leadership may have benefits for the quarrying sector.
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VSI proves itself right choice at mid-north coast quarry
An independent quarry operation on the country’s mid-north coast has teamed up with a major supplier to address the challenge of delivering a well shaped and tightly specified roadbase for one of Australia’s most ambitious road projects.
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Self-regulating cone crushing plant
Astec Australia’s FT400DF track-mounted cone crushing plant has been designed to deliver efficient material sizing.
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There, the name is Barre!
In a new series of monthly articles, Bill Langer focuses on the US east coast town of Barre, chronicling how it became an important contributor of granite to the US economy …
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Silicosis in the Barre granite industry
Occupational silicosis continues to be problematic in the extractive industries today, although it is not as prolific as it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bill Langer discusses how silicosis affected the granite industry in Barre, Vermont, in the early 20th century – and how it could have been countered earlier had the US medical profession promptly treated the disease ...
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