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Hitachi ZW-5: New workhorse for quarrying and mining

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Two new mini excavators Machinery

Two new mini excavators

This article first appeared in Q&M's February-March issue.New Zealand distributor for IHI products, Youngman Richardson & Co has released two new excavator models, the 17VXE and 19VXT. Compact, powerful and versatile these new mini excavators are a continuation of what the IHI product stands for, says the company. “Not only...
Lifetime no-cost guarantee Machinery

Lifetime no-cost guarantee

This article first appeared in Q&M's February-March issue. In a first for the bulk material handling industry, a global manufacturer of conveyor belt cleaning systems is offering lifetime no-cost replacement of tensioners and mainframes for belt cleaners that are fitted exclusively with the company’s cleaner blades. Under its...
Sharp eyes on the road Machinery

Sharp eyes on the road

This article first appeared in Q&M's February-March issue. SCRIM trucks were back on our highways over the past summer and this pavement management system and surveying has become vital to the cost-effective maintenance and modelling of our highway network. By ALAN TITCHALL. SCRIM is the acronym for quite a mouthful –...
From copper to gold Machinery

From copper to gold

Global Transport recently achieved a heavy haulage project that involved a shipment of mining gear from Peru to Macraes Mine in Otago. MARY SEARLE details the complicated passage from South America to Central Otago. Global Transport was contracted to get five Cat 789D dump trucks onto a ship in a Chilean port, across the South...
A balance 
of value and 
performance Machinery

A balance 
of value and 
performance

This article first appeared in Q&M's February-March issue. Q&M magazine visits a concrete recycling plant in Auckland to watch a new Hyundai R145CR-9 excavator show off its versatility. By Alan Titchall. With three concrete recycling plants in Auckland’s northern district and a new one planned at Riverhead, the recycling side...
Classic quarry machines Machinery

Classic quarry machines

While a number of well-loved classic quarry machines are stored or displayed around the country, there can’t be many quarries where they are still operated alongside modern equipment. BY ALAN TITCHALL We are watching a very antiquated dumper drive up the haul road at Patutahi Quarry near Gisborne. It’s not the age of the...
At Ravensdown Quarry: Volvo in the limelight Machinery

At Ravensdown Quarry: Volvo in the limelight

It’s an all-Volvo fleet at Ravensdown’s lime quarry in Geraldine. BY MARK KEATLEY, Transdiesel. Driving up the access road to Ravensdown’s lime quarry in Geraldine felt more of a pleasurable scenic drive than a work field trip. Arriving at the quarry offices you are treated to vast 360 degree views of the Canterbury plains and...
Monster for Huntly Coal Mine Machinery

Monster for Huntly Coal Mine

A contract extension at the Rotowaro coal mine has seen Stevenson Mining buy a brand new, 400 tonne Liebherr excavator to provide some serious muscle at the mine. BY MARY BELL. A massive new Liebherr excavator has just arrived in the country and will soon be hard at work digging coal at Rotowaro mine for Stevenson Mining. There are...
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