A New Decade – A New Generation CMPA’s Associate Chairperson, DAVID BATSON reflects on the past twelve months and a new way forward. THE CMPA and its Members, including Associates have enjoyed 10 years of growth and we now embark…
Tecweigh have developed belt weighing scales to ideally suit the harsh conditions imposed by mobile crushers, reports Tecweigh’s National Sales Manager, OLIVER LYNCH. MOBILE crushers and stackers currently being manufactured for the extractive industries invariably feature instruments to indicate operating…
Withcott Quarry’s move to replace a tired impact crusher that wore through expensive wear parts with a new Terex® TC1000 cone crusher has seen production rates rise, reliability improve and wear part costs decline. By TOM MCKENNY at Industri Communications.…
Is your quarry vehicle in a roadworthy condition and being properly maintained? The CMPA SECRETARIAT provides an overview of their recently developed Light Vehicle Checklist. THE CMPA has recently developed a new glove box size checklist – Weekly Light Vehicle…
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on combating soil acidity through the use of lime. THE seminar series addressing soil acidification which commenced in February 2010 has continued in western Victoria culminating in the very successful Westvic…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the role of the new Technical Review Board. FOLLOWING the Yallourn mine wall collapse in 2007, an investigation by a specially appointed Mining Warden identified a number of areas where…
MEAD PARTNERS provide ten simple points on managing cash flow and credit in both the good times and the bad – as presented at the Members General Meeting at Bendigo. WHILE we are continually being told that the GFC is…
WorkSafe’s latest health and safety publications focuses on safety around trucks What is the problem? Truck drivers slipping or falling when getting in/out of the truck cabin. The ability to safely get in/out of the cabin relies on drivers being…
The danger of being crushed underneath a raised tipping tray while inspecting components or doing maintenance work should not be under estimated. Here are some handy hints that make this task safer. Background A number of people have been killed…
The Department of Sustainability and Environment’s ‘Groundwater Licensing and Trading in Victoria’ fact sheet is now available. THE Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) oversees the monitoring and management of Victoria’s groundwater resources. A DSE fact sheet for all operators…