Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Tamrock is a name that is synonymous with rock drilling today but without the work of Matti Kilpinen it might have been a different story. ABE…
Issues with blasting forced Portugal’s Maceira Quarry to find a new primary extraction solution and now use one of the most powerful hydraulic…
Germany is the focus for new quarrying technology as equipment manufacturers and buyers gather at MHI's Nieder-Ofleiden basalt quarry for the 2011…
Drilling tool manufacturer Rockmore International is to extend its ROK Series DTH Hammer product line with the launch of the new 127mm diameter ROK…
Modern Modelling Methods and hi-tech surveying techniques Mean that quarry planning is easier than ever before and no longer calls for specialist…
Finland-based Robit Rocktools has announced that all of its button bits are now manufactured from 100% recyclable 'green steel'. The company said…
Atlas Copco has announced that from 1 July it will operate under four new business units that have been designed to strengthen customer segment and…
Efforts to improve energy efficiency in any quarry will be furthered by a new EU-funded project now underway. Claire Symes met with the EE-Quarry…
Quarry efficiency and productivity was keenly in the spotlight at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG event in Las Vegas in March with a large number of new machines…
Sandvik claims that its new Compressor Management System (CMS) will help customers to save money and reduce their impact on the environment during…