A crusher story in two parts
Rodney Aggregates Whangaripo Quarry is located northeast of Warkworth. The site has been quarried on and off since the 1930s, and was revamped into a...
Author : Gill Prentice
A family brand makes public its quarry plans
Fulton Hogan has more than 80 years’ experience in the transport, water, energy, mining, civil construction and land development infrastructure here, in Australia and in the...
Last hurdle for seabed saga
Trans-Tasman Resources has a final legal hurdle to clear before developing this country’s first offshore seabed mining project – and that is gaining court clearance....
Crusher modelling
Peter Fraser is best known for his modified Kumbee Hammermill design, but his perfectly scaled crusher models are works of art. BACK IN THE 1970s...
The battle of Dawsons Road quarry
Christchurch’s raucous NIMBY (not in my backyard) voices are in full cry as Fulton Hogan battles for a long-designated new quarry site. HUGH DE LACY...
The power of three: Kleemann crushers
Fulton Hogan’s Canterbury quarrying operation has been given a lift in productivity and efficiency with the addition of three new crushers from Kleemann. By MARY...
More Aussie lessons in technology
A few years ago a large quarrying site in South Australia needed a major crushing and screening plant equipment upgrade and its management decided to...
Rare earth mineral bonus
Already planning to mine phosphate deposits on the Chatham Rise, Chatham Rock Phosphate has also identified lucrative rare earth minerals on the Chatham Rise seafloor,...
TTR readies for seabed mining
Trans-Tasman Resources is still confident about its plans to extract and export ironsands dredged from the Taranaki seabed. By NEIL RITCHIE. TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES chairman Alan...
Belmont Quarry: It's got lovely bones
Belmont Quarry is certainly one of the oldest and probably one of the largest in the region. It’s had several owners and been the site...