With the federal election date now confirmed, Damian Christie argues that the next six months offer the quarrying industry a fantastic opportunity to make it known to politicians of all persuasions that infrastructure matters and that it will be needed to accommodate an influx of workers flowing out of the mining industry ...
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Hillview landfill for Peninsula
A Victorian waste management company is proposing to use an old granite quarry site at
Arthurs Seat as a landfill and could have it operating within two years.
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Concrete heal thyself
Self-healing concrete that can patch up cracks by itself is ready for
outdoor testing at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands.
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Reducing piles through better blasting
All too often blasting is undertaken with little regard for the geological conditions and the wrong type of explosives are used, resulting in blast piles higher than the actual face. Ian Thomas explains why a more scientific ? and efficient - approach is needed in the blasting process.
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Quarrying an easier sell than most: Advertising guru
Having issues generating trust or improving your image in your local community? Advertising and sales maestro Dan Gregory says that these challenges are not insurmountable.
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Concrete company fined $80,000
A concrete manufacturing business has been fined $80,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover legal costs after a 29-year old man almost died when he inhaled toxic fumes.
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Accurate measuring for mobile and vertical conveyors
When accurate measurements are required, the Optical Belt Scales (OBS) from Sensortechnik can assist.
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CMIC12 call for abstracts
The Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) and Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) are hosting the Construction Materials Industry Conference in 2012 (CMIC12) at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 19 to 22 September. Abstract submissions will be accepted until late March.
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Hire equipment and service vital to contractor?s business
In the cut-throat world of contracting and hiring, it is not just the quality of the mobile plant and equipment but the servicing that counts in a contractor?s business.
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Popular cone model goes mobile
Sandvik's CH440 cone crushing chamber is now featured on the UH440i tracked mobile.
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