A hard rock quarry in Wellington, New Zealand will soon enter the final phase of quarrying to its north face, atop a hillside, to satisfy the city’s growing infrastructure needs.
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Monster dozer transported, reassembled on-site
The largest dozer in an OEM’s inventory has been transported in sections over kilometres of terrain and reassembled in a glacier region of New Zealand’s South Island.
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Gravel site proposed – 15 years early
A gravel quarry proposed by an earthworks and excavation service could provide aggregates for 50 years if it starts production in 2035.
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Five-year extension application for Transmission Gully quarry
A New Zealand quarry, which is a major supplier of aggregates to the Transmission Gully motorway near Wellington, has applied for a five-year extension to its operation.
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Friendly competition as quarries turn to ‘super excavator’
It was going to be the ultimate in one-upmanship. The two largest quarries servicing the giant $NZD850 million ($AUD800 million) Transmission Gulley motorway project in Wellington, New Zealand – one of the most complex in the nation’s history – were each looking for a way to bring new efficiency to the job and win major business.
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NZ politicians pressured to focus on quarry planning
Past IQA President Wayne Scott has highlighted how construction delays and skyrocketing costs in New Zealand reflect the country’s neglect toward long-term quarry planning.
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Quarry works proposed for the inside of local racecourse
A New Zealand racecourse and an extractive operation are set to become unlikely stablemates, with a local developer proposing to repurpose part of the land into a gravel quarry.
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Ancient continent beneath New Zealand mapped out
Scientists from GNS Science have released interactive maps of Zealandia, an ancient continent beneath the oceans surrounding New Zealand.
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Victoria’s mountains growing taller
Victoria’s alps are rising each year, according to an 18-month survey conducted by the Eastern Victoria Geoscience Initiative.
The 629km stretch of mountains from Benalla, Victoria
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Quarrying innovation protects and strengthens wetlands
A Kiwi quarry operator who engineered a wetland filtration system to prevent run-off in his quarry polluting an adjacent world heritage conservation site has received the Institute of Quarrying’s most prestigious award.
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