First ‘super dozer’ Allis-Chalmers’ HD-41
Image: This HD-41 is working in Europe with another Allis-Chalmers product, an HD-21, in the background. This photo shows how the rear decking was sloped...
Category : Quarrying
Science-backed approach to safety bunds
Image: Bird’s eye view of the Stevenson quarry in Drury, Auckland. Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but...
Time to get serious about silica
Australia is getting serious about Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) and so must we, says Wayne Scott, CEO of MinEx. From last month (July), manufactured stone...
Women in Extractives stars
Caption: Wayne Scott, AQA; Charlotte Buxton-Blue; Charlotte Harrison; Tara Edwards-Tusa; and Josie Vidal, Straterra. The Komatsu Women in Extractives lunch and awards ceremony, celebrating diversity...
We need to yell harder
There is a lot of uncertainty at this moment in time, but one thing can’t be argued, the importance of the aggregate industry to our...
Quarrying in the fast-lane
Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams, looks at stone, sand and streamlined approvals. The Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act) was a short-term measure...
Kaipara draws first line in the sand
The country’s first major manufactured sand operation is due to start operation within weeks to supply Auckland and Waikato concrete manufacturers. From AQA News/Q&M magazine...
Coyote an historic blasting method
PHOTO: Showing the smaller columnar structure of the Basalt at Smeeds Quarry. Andrew Robertson explains the old blasting practice used in areas where there were...
Talk of mandating reports
A government mandate may oblige quarrying companies to supply production details now given voluntarily. Hugh de Lacy examines the issues. Shortcomings in the supply of...
Jason Blair – buoyed for the future
Thirty-three year old Jason Blair is Systems and Plant Manager at the Fulton Hogan and Palmers & Sons co-owned Walton Park Sand Quarry at Fairfield...