Solid Energy sells assets
Solid Energy has settled the sales of two of its South Island mines as it winds up the company and sells off assets. By Peter...
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Bruce’s legacy – three generations in lime
Alan Titchall revisits Websters Hydrated Lime in the Hawke’s Bay as it opens more resource with new consents that guarantee the operation for another 70...
A morning with George Cunningham
Alan Titchall visits Matamata to talk with industry veteran George Cunningham who has clocked up over six decades in the extraction industry. QUARRY INDUSTRY veteran...
Q&M magazine (April-May 2017)
On the cover: When you need real tough steel – Hardox Steel is the preferred option for hard-working gear in Road Metals’ quarries Coverlines: Flying...
Hitachi ZW-5: New workhorse for quarrying and mining
Hitachi ZW-5 range of wheel loaders just got bigger and better. With work often happening around the clock on a quarry or mine site, machinery...
Oh dear – beer for breakfast The problem with OSH statistics
It is Saturday morning at the bauma show in Munich. I am sitting with a large group of young German chaps breakfasting on Bavarian beer,...
Silica harvested from geothermal waste
This article first appeared in Q&M‘s April-May issue. Australian company Environmetals (EVM) is investigating the feasibility (including production costs) of producing commercial silica from geothermal power...
Dust ban madness
The Aggregate and Quarry Association has fired a public relations salvo at Environment Canterbury’s (ECAN) proposal to bring in a ‘no tolerance’ ban on any...
Top extractive industry job at MinEx
Applications for the new job of chief of MinEx close May 1. Touted as a “rare and valuable opportunity to influence and assist the minerals...
Second time lucky, says TTR
This article first appeared in Q&M‘s April-May issue. After hearings in Wellington and New Plymouth, Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) is confident that its second attempt at...