Quarrying
Stepping up into extraction
Quarry owners Grant (left) and brother Aaron Andrews. Grant and Aaron Andrews are a couple of young brothers that have been thrust earlier than planned into the role of quarry owners. Mary Searle Bell explains. It's a long story, but the short version is that, years ago, brothers Grant and Aaron Andrews did some work for Mike and Sue Earl, who...
World’s most precious metal
The precious metal ‘osmium’ is a little-known element has only been available for a few years and is already set to provide new opportunities for investors and for the making of premium jewellery. “Osmium is incredibly rare. It’s one of the rarest metals on this planet,” says Bodo Albrecht in an interview with Kitco News. Albrecht is...
Not giving up on Phosphate
The international and local demand for mined rock phosphate is high. Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) is not giving up on its ambitions to get a Kiwi operation going and now could be assisted by South Island tribes. There is a vast field of recoverable rock phosphate under the sea between mainland New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Chatham Rock...
Avoiding contract disputes in construction
In August last year Russell McVeagh released a revealing report on disputes between parties in the construction industry based on an in-depth survey. This was followed up by a paper focused on solutions for the construction sector’s perennial problems. Russel McVeagh's comprehensive report on construction disputes called ‘Getting it right...
Data is the new gold: mine it, don’t bury it
The mining industry is going through a period of renewal, but while the cost-cutting and downsizing is at an end, it’s not like the heady days of the boom with seemingly unlimited access to capital for new projects. By Warren Zietsman, managing director, IFS Australia & New Zealand. At this point in the cycle, new investments are being...
Second Minerals Forum a roaring success
Quarrying and Mining magazine editor Alan Titchall reports from the second Minerals Forum held in Dunedin recently. Dawn breaks over the Octagon. I don't know it, but I am about to walk into a battle at the Harrop Street entrance to the Dunedin Town Hall conference venue. I didn't get the txt that said show up before 6am to avoid the...
