Foam solution proves a godsend

When Hazell Bros began operating an enclosed crushing and screening circuit, it did not account for the sheer volume of dust it would generate. As Damian Christie reports, it sent an SOS to a dust suppression supplier whose foam agent has worked wonders.
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Force majeure: A practical approach

Extreme weather and recent natural disasters have derailed some of our most important primary industries. Bill Morrissey and Julia Lawrence explain how a force majeure clause in contracts can protect quarrying operations whose obligations are impacted by the elements.
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N is for Non-metallic

As he ticks off the letters in his A–Z of quarrying terms, Bill Langer arrives at N, for non-metallics, better known as industrial minerals and common, high bulk, low unit value commodities.
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