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Quarry Products
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talc being transferred
April 4, 2012
Quarry Products
Talc quarry focusses on product quality
High in the French Pyrenees lays the world's largest talc quarry. Claire Symes visited Rio Tinto Minerals' Trimouns quarry to find out more Mention…
Sandvik Jaw crusher
April 4, 2012
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
State of the art quarry delivers high quality malaphyre aggregate
Increasing demand for high quality aggregate has seen a major investment in a state-of-the-art Polish quarry. Patrick Smith reports. What has been…
Karelprirodresurs quarry
April 4, 2012
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Winter Olympic demand pushes production
Construction work for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sotshi, Russia is boosting demand for aggregates from Russia's Karelian region The wide…
Liebherr dragline
April 4, 2012
Quarry Products
Excavator easily extracts sand and gravel from lake
In the famous French wine-growing region of Bordeaux, the Colas Sud Ouest-owned company, Sarrazy, is using a Hitachi super-long front ZX350LC-3…
processing and concrete plant
April 4, 2012
Quarry Products
Swiss quarry operator's tradition of sustainability
Switzerland's Grob Kies may be a small quarry operators but the company's heritage proves that even SMEs can lead the way on setting environmental…
Applications
April 4, 2012
Quarry Products
BRMCA boosts concrete's environmental credentials
Transferring technicaland environmental knowledge about concrete to the contractor, client and specifier is an important task for the sector,…
MDL Laser scanning system
April 4, 2012
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Blast geometry understanding improves safety
Scan and Save Health and safety - as well as operational and cost efficiency - are being radically improved, thanks to more sophisticated ways of…
Wave break
April 3, 2012
Breaking, Drilling & Blasting
Sea defences call for specific rock supply
Rising sea levels and changing weather patterns mean that construction and maintenance of coastal defences is becoming essential on some coasts in…
drill bits
April 3, 2012
Breaking, Drilling & Blasting
Drill choice critical to maximise production
Selecting the right drilling equipment and tools plays a key role in determining overall quarry productivity and efficiency. Claire Symes reports.…
Atlas Copco breaker at work
April 3, 2012
Breaking, Drilling & Blasting
Hydraulic breaker developments
Developments in hydraulic breaker technology means the latest units offer better reliability and more power than ever before. ABE looks at how these…
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