June 11, 2013
French contractor and quarry operator Trézence TP has taken delivery of the first Case 1121F wheeled loader sold in France. And it is claimed that…
June 11, 2013
An investment in a new sand washing plant has been made by Wopfinger Transportbeton at its Eggendorf site in Lower Austria. The company says that…
June 11, 2013
The quartzite quarry in Austertana in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county, is one of the world’s largest. At some 350m above sea level, the quarry…
June 11, 2013
Aggregates used in concrete have to be strong, hard, and they must also be clean. This means that the products, including sand, should be free of…
June 11, 2013
Lafarge is implementing a worldwide initiative to optimise drilling and blasting operations across its 600 sites globally. The initiative aims to…
June 11, 2013
Intralogistics specialist Beumer has been demonstrating the functions of its belt conveyors. The German company says that the curved conveyor systems…
June 11, 2013
As up to one million people gather in Rome for Pope Francis’ inauguration mass we head out of the city. The move is not to avoid the crowds, but to…
June 11, 2013
Biodiversity is the variety of all life and natural processes on earth, including diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. But…
June 11, 2013
There are many factors to be considered in hauling systems selection but costs can be lowered by making the right choice as Patrick Smith reports.…
June 11, 2013
Issues such as safety, visual appearance, environmental protection and future use will be incorporated into a quarry design before plans are…