Using agricultural lime for the improvement of pastures is currently being explored by Pastures Australia, reports PETER MCCLUSKEY of the VLPA. THE VLPA and its kindred body, the National Aglime Association, were recently invited to be represented at the Pastures Australia, National Pasture Improvement Strategy workshops aimed at developing a program to increase the productivity …
A major Queensland quarrying company is reaping solid productivity rewards less than two years after investing in vibrating screens and feeders, reports JIM WARD from JOEST. WHEN planning the latest stage of a major expansion just outside Brisbane, the company contacted JOEST Australia, a world leader in vibration technology, to investigate the applicability to the …
NEIL KINDER, Managing Director of Kinder & Co, reports on the issue of conveyor maintenance and how Kinder & Co can help you reduce maintenance and downtime. CONVEYOR maintenance is one of the biggest headaches facing any company in the bulk materials handling industry today. And with the skill shortages in today’s booming resource market, …
The 6th ACE Expo was bigger and better than ever reports Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer. WITH the economic issues of today affecting companies around the world it was very positive to see the number of CMPA Members, both suppliers and construction material processing business owners/employees, who attended the 6th Australian Construction Equipment Expo held …
The division of the DPI responsible for the regulation of the extractive industry has changed name, from the Minerals & Petroleum Division to the Earth Resources Division. Although having little effect on daily operations,it provides an opportunity to revisit their role and responsibilities. THE Earth Resources Division (ERD) (formerly the Minerals and Petroleum Division) of …
Peter Batchelor, Minister for Energy and Resources, is pleased to announce the opening of the 2009 Strzelecki Awards, to honour and encourage environmental and social excellence and innovation in Victoria’s earth resources sector. Reports JOHN MITAS, Acting Director, Minerals and Petroleum Regulation. THE Government is committed to developing a minerals, extractive, geothermal and petroleum industry …
The Crushing and Screening Reference Manuals project is coming along well with plenty of current activity, reports TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Document Development Officer. THE manuals are coming along like any crushing and screening process. Some of them are travelling along the radial stacker about to cross the belt weigher, being assessed for the final time, …
The type of material will have a large bearing on the selection of equipment to produce the required products in a cost effective manner. We look at some of these factors. This is an extract from the CMPA’s Conduct Crushing Operations Reference Manual. MATERIAL HARDNESS Material hardness is determined by having an impact test carried …
Lifting wear parts into crushers is a difficult and dangerous task that will oft en rank highly on site risk assessments. Particular challenges are faced when maneuvering jaw faces, mantles and concaves into position. Report by SARAH ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager. TO discuss the current practices in more detail and to explore possible ways forward, …
MICHELLE GRAHAM from Aidan J Graham Pty Ltd reports on the history of the company (as per the photos on this page). Aidan Graham first started in the extractive industry in the late 1950’s, winning sand aboard a Fordson Major at a sandpit that went on to become one of his four extractive holdings in …