Features > Quarry Reports
An overview of different quarries around the world
Rich investment
New crushing and screening equipment investment at the Isle of Man's historic Poortown Quarry has given the site a new lease of life The Isle of Man is world famous for the motorbike TT r.. Read more..
Prosperity in recession
Investing in new equipment and selective working has enabled Alves Ribeiro's quarry near Lisbon to remain profitable despite Portugal's ongoing recession. Claire Symes reports High in.. Read more..
Clean and green
High cost of landfilling and difficulty gaining permission for new quarries means that soil washing can provide vital resources to the construction market. Claire Symes visited two sites in Switzerl.. Read more..
Virtual quarry reality
Aggregates are essential construction materials but if there isn't a locally available source, what is the alternative? Claire Symes looked at how Belgium has solved the problem .. Read more..
Buying power
Australia-based Mountain View Quarries has taken delivery of its second Sandvik breaker this year. ABE takes a look at how the approach to equipment investment is changing.. Read more..
Breakers at the face
Hydraulic breakers are proving more popular for primary winning in quarries than ever before. Mike Woof visited Lopardo quarry in Italy to find out why Nestling among the steep tree-covered hills .. Read more..
Adopting the western approach
Investing in new equipment and using western quarrying techniques is helping one Chinese quarry to boost productivity .. Read more..
Spanish solution
Contract crushing is gaining popularity as quarry operators try to match production to market need Demand for aggregates in Spain has been steadily rising over the last decade and the growth looks s.. Read more..
Delivery on demand
Delivery truck restrictions, combined with current high demand for aggregates in the Middle East, places quarry operators under pressure. ABE takes a look at how Demir's Wadi Isfini Quarry in .. Read more..
Maximising productivity
The Rapid rise in concrete construction in Oman is driving investment in quarrying equipment as operators step up aggregate production to meet demand Oman's network of wadis (dry channels that onl.. Read more..
