Modern Quarrying Q1 2020

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QUARTER 1 – 2020

SCREEN MEDIA MAINTENANCE

AT THE QUARRY FACE

As quarries seek some insulation against the cold whims of the construction market, improving productivity at low cost of operation is imperative. By combining Volvo CE’s quality with its own local quarrying expertise, Babcock is able to offer quarries greater reliability to maximise throughput, backed up by a full suite of services that speak directly to the quarrying sector’s needs.

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ON THE COVER

OPTIMISING BLAST OUTCOMES PAGE 12

BROADENING THE SCOPE PAGE 30

3 WAYS VOLVO ACTIVE CARE CAN HELP KEEP JOBS ON BUDGET PAGE 40

AROUND THE INDUSTRY 04 Slow economy demands efficiency, quality in readymix 04 Hillhead embraces digital challenge 05 Housing challenges for small-scale surface miners 06 Metso’s climate targets approved by Science Based Targets initiative SUPPLY CHAIN 38 Haver & Boecker Niagara’s turnkey primary crushing solutions 39 Pilot Crushtec ushers in new gains for Namibian customer

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ADDRESSING QUALITY FLAWS IN SA’S CEMENT MARKET To prove deliberate flouting of standards by some third-party cement blenders in the South African cement market, PPC

CRUSHING AND SCREENING TO

CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS New crushing and screening solutions recently rolled out by several OEMs speak directly to the needs of today’s mines and quarries.

appointed an accredited independent laboratory in September 2017.

CIRCULATION Karen Smith PUBLISHER Karen Grant

EDITOR Munesu Shoko quarrying@crown.co.za ADVERTISING Bennie Venter benniev@crown.co.za DESIGN Ano Shumba

DEPUTY PUBLISHER Wilhelm du Plessis

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