March 27, 2012
Conveyors have always played a key role in quarry operations but new developments are improving their potential to boost productivity. High fuel…
March 27, 2012
With just four months to go until Bauma 2010 opens its doors, the show promises to be the biggest yet in terms of space and exhibitor numbers. Next…
March 27, 2012
With a history already spanning 10 decades, one UK sand quarry is on the verge of securing its future for another 20 years. Claire Symes reports.…
March 27, 2012
Whitwell Quarry has been described as a two-in-one quarry because its products are put to very different uses, Patrick Smith reports Shane Tompkin…
March 27, 2012
Aggregate prices seem to be stable in Europe despite the financial crisis of the last year. Claire Symes talks to Metso Minerals' Luis Santos about…
March 27, 2012
Not all water protection schemes involve protecting the environment from quarrying activity - at Cemex's Attenborough Lakes it was the other way…
March 27, 2012
Pressure on water supply and lack of space on site means filter presses are becoming ever more common in European quarries. Water is a difficult…
March 26, 2012
Europe is starting to look closer to home for essential raw materials as globalisation creates fierce competition for non-energy commodities. Robert…
March 26, 2012
The European Aggregates Association reviews progress on improving access to raw materials. Lack of accessibility to raw material resources has become…
March 26, 2012
The newly formed Bulgarian Association of Producers of Inert Materials looks set to become the latest member of the European Aggregates Association.…