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...
Category : Quarrying
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...
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...
Aggregate – a call for better planning
The Engineers for Social Responsibility invited DR DOUG WILSON, formerly of Auckland University, and professor PHILIPPA BLACK to talk at a presentation on aggregate sustainability....
The industry in perspective
At the AQA AGM, held during the combined AQA and IOQ 49th industry conference, the association chair summed up the situation for the industry. By...
For the love of rock
ANDY LOADER reviews past and present quarries in the Queen City as it goes through a massive development stage, and asks – where is the...
The industry in perspective
At the AQA AGM, held during the combined AQA and IOQ 49th industry conference, the association chair summed up the situation for the industry. By...
CAT 323FL versatile and efficient
Warren Holden from Te Kuiti-based Ruakuri Contracting thought he might
need a bigger excavator for his quarry operation at Ravensdown, but says the
Cat 323FL...
Blasting for boulders
Alan Titchall visits a unique quarry in the Nelson region that produces products from hard limestone and greywacke. It’s an old industry adage and a...