Agg-Net

The Aggregates & Recycling Information Network

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03 November 2003 | Environment & Restoration

Sand-Ballasted Flocculation Technology

An answer to contaminated water problems By Philippe Sauvignet

03 November 2003 | Site reports

A Unique Resource

Lochaline Silica Sand Mine — Tarmac’s only underground mine

01 October 2003 | Loading & Hauling

Safety First At Shepperton

Digmaster system improves productivity and safety at Home Farm Quarry

Tagged in: Dredging

01 October 2003 | Planning & Development

Community Involvement

A beneficial approach By Jonathan Standen

Tagged in: Barton Willmore

01 October 2003 | Ancillary Equipment

Power Down Under

World’s largest mineral sizer powered by ABB

Tagged in: ABB sizer MMD

01 October 2003 | Loading & Hauling

Liebherr Litronic Rips And Loads In The Jura

Like many other mineral operations in environmentally sensitive areas, Schleith GmbH’s 2,500 tonnes per day limestone quarry near Eigeltingen, in the southern foothills of the Swabian Jura mountains...

Tagged in: Liebherr Excavators

01 October 2003 | Materials Processing

One Machine, Two Applications

Dual role for a Wirtgen 2200SM surface miner

Tagged in: Wirtgen surface miner

01 September 2003 | Health & Safety

Health And Safety In Quarrying

Part Five: Management of Health Risks

Tagged in: Camborne School of Mines

01 September 2003 | Recycling & Waste

Overcoming Barriers To Recycling

WRAP's head of aggregates examines the key issues by John Barritt The objective of the WRAP Aggregates Programme is to reduce the environmental impact of mineral extraction by minimizing the demand...

Tagged in: WRAP

01 September 2003 | Transport & Distribution

A Grand Union

Hanson and Harleyford team up to transport aggregates by canal

Tagged in: Hanson British Waterways Harleyford Aggregates

01 August 2003 | Weighing

What Is A Weighbridge?

Shering Weighing take a look at weighbridge technology with a view to helping operators make the most of their investment

Tagged in: weighbridges Shering Weighing

01 August 2003 | Geotechnics & Hydrogeology

Rockfall

Prevention — much better than cure When it comes to a quarry manager’s list of worst nightmares, few things rank higher than an uncontrolled rockfall. The potential risk to personnel and plant makes...

Tagged in: Carl Bro BJD

01 August 2003 | Legislation & Regulation

The Water Bill

Anwen Hughes and Sue Paterson from Carl Bro — consultants and engineers, take the lid off the new Water Bill and consider how quarry operators in England and Wales might prepare. The scope of the...

Tagged in: Carl Bro