Caterpillar’s foray into hydraulic excavators
Image: A very early Caterpillar 5130 rigged as a backhoe and fitted with the long 5.2-metre stick. This particular machine appears to be equipped with...
Author : QM Mag
What a ride it has been
Image: Mike (right) and driller Barry Wheeler discuss the merits of a good hole collar. Q&M magazine invited industry veteran Mike Henderson to discuss his...
Prepare yourself with the protest rules
Three significant protests in the last year aimed at the extractives industry should remind us all of the importance of being prepared for the possibility...
‘Yimbyism’ lessons from the UK
Image: UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed wearing a “Build Baby Build!” cap at the recent British Labour Party conference. A reverse movement to Nimby is...
Crusher technician always in demand
Nathan Stearns is a 30-year-old welder and Service Technician at Sanland Equipment. Originally from Canada, he has collected over 10 years’ experience in heavy industries,...
Let road builders build roads
We spend nearly six per cent of GDP on public infrastructure investments – the highest in the developed world – but get some of the...
A born leader
Image: Morgan receiving his Tomorrow’s Leader Award at the TDX-sponsored QuarryNZ conference award dinner in Hamilton this year. Morgan Ringrose has worked at Winstone’s Whitehall...
A veteran coal miner and West Coast gentleman
Image: Henry Walter Bell and Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at Government House, Wellington, May 22, 2015 Now in his 90th year, Harry Bell is a...