Loading, Hauling & Excavation

Wheeled loaders provide an efficient loading solution both at the quarry face and in the loading yard. ABE takes a look at the changing technology…
Switching the tyres on its loading and hauling fleet to Michelin's premium tyres has boosted the operation of Hills Quarry Products. No matter how…
A producer of bulk material handling technology has completed its Conveyor Safety and Productivity Symposium in Antalya, Turkey, introducing…
Lafarge has awarded Babcock International Group a £100million (€118.6 million) ten-year contract to provide a fleet managed service for its heavy…
Nine years on from privatisation Poland's Kopalnie Porfiru i Diabazu attributes it success to continual investment. Claire Symes visited the site to…
Despite the higher initial cost, rigid dump trucks still offer lower costs and higher productivity in the long term Articulated dump trucks and…
Noise can be one of the biggest causes of complaints from neighbours surrounding quarries. ABE takes a look at the issue. Almost every stage of…
Held once every two years, Hillhead is celebrating a milestone with a sell-out event. A few kilometres from the spa town of Buxton in England is…
Acceptance of surface miners in quarrying applications is growing in some parts of the world and, according to Wirtgen, it could benefit some…
One of Haver & Boecker's packing machines has proven its capabilities in a new application working in Bavaria-based Gandl Natursteine's quarry.…