Loading, Hauling & Excavation

The weight of material loaded into haul trucks has a direct impact on not just production but also on performance of equipment. Under load a truck…
The latest on-board weighing systems are providing quarry operators with more than just loading information. Claire Symes reports. At one time…
Wheeled loaders are often the quarry workhorse when it comes to loading. ABE takes a look at the developments that are helping to improve efficiency…
Loading from the face is a key task but which is better - the wheeled loader or excavator? With the increased focus on cost per tonne and drive for…
Construction of a new highway across Morocco is placing high demands for aggregates along the route and Agregat Oued Cherrat is work to supply the…
Sweden's Jehander Quarry has just had its licence renewed until 2021 giving the site a longer-term focus. One of Sweden's quarries has been given a…
The start of European Minerals Day was officially launched this morning with an event at a kaolin quarry in Vetovo, Bulgaria supported by European…
Layout, production and products all have an influence on the hauling choice for many quarries. ABE takes a look at the options. In an ideal world, a…
Reducing human interaction with machinery through greater automation is helping to deliver improved safety for quarry operators. Long gone are the…
Quarry operators with a long-term outlook still consider rigid dump trucks to be the most cost effective solution for hauling. Rigid dump trucks are…