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QUARRIES

Mines urged to renew adverse weather procedures

Monday 15 December 2008

The Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued an urgent safety alert to mines and quarries that have not reviewed procedures for adverse weather events.


Quarrying, Crushing & Screening

Tuesday 09 December 2008

Australian Mining is currently looking for editorial contributions for its Quarrying, Crushing & Screening feature in the February 2009 issue.


Bearings bring new life to quarry

Monday 17 November 2008

A range of gearboxes and bearings from Baldor have helped one minesite save on downtime.


Safety message falls on deaf ears

Thursday 03 July 2008

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has released a safety report urging mines to review safety procedures around on-site quarry benches.


Prosecutions following death of a quarry worker

Friday 20 June 2008

A senior site executive and quarry worker from far North Queensland have pleaded guilty to breaches of the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 in the Mareeba Industrial Magistrates Court.


Quarrying, crushing and screening feature

Thursday 06 December 2007

AUSTRALIAN Mining invites editorial contributions and story ideas for its quarrying, crushing and screening feature in the February 2008 issue.


Conveyor drives power quarry expansion

Friday 28 September 2007

Bevel helical geared motors suited to demanding materials handling tasks is powering a supplier of road base products


Dust under control

Friday 10 August 2007

DUST filtration supplier Donaldson Australasia is assisting the quarrying and mining industries to maximise profits significantly by trapping - and later reclaiming - the fine dusts that are normally lost during processing.


Quarry blasts its way to productivity

Wednesday 18 July 2007

JKMRC consultants did some soul searching to help the Pittsboro quarry blast its way to productivity improvements. Sarah Belfield writes


Buffer zones for QLD quarries

Monday 02 July 2007

NEW policy in Queensland to introduce buffer zones between new residential developments and quarries and resource areas


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