Cement News tagged under: Quarry management

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Bringing an old quarry to life

25 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Quarry rehabilitation comprises more than just the planting of different varieties of trees on land no longer used. Cimenterie Nationale’s rehabilitation project in Lebanon also includes the country’s first green belt buffer area, natural windbreakers, stormwater management, hydroseeding and beehives. By Ahmed Hoteit, Cimenterie Nationale, Lebanon. Cimenterie Nationale, Lebanon, has rehabilitated an area of 283,598m 2 of the quarry at its Chekka plant following its extraction phas...

The digital quarry

10 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Quarries often give the impression that they have been forgotten in capital investment projects, having bypassed technological changes for several years. However, the quarry is where production starts and here, modern technology can provide savings downstream, in the kiln line. By Dr Pawel Kawalec, Kawalec Consulting GmbH, Switzerland. No longer an innovation, the use of drones is becoming more commonplace Rising environmental awareness as well as stricter local development rule...

Extending quarry life

18 June 2018, Published under Cement News

Although a key part of the cement plant, the quarry has a finite lifetime. Its longevity often depends on which material grades are required and how the faces are worked to quarry such materials. Therefore, a well-designed quarry plan can help extend the life of this valuable asset. By Fabio Coletta, Whitehopleman, UK. Figure 1: as a first step in extending quarry life, a suitable raw mix needs to be defined The life of a cement plant quarry is limited in time but can be extende...

Make the leap to the Big Data Cloud

29 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Logimine has long seen the benefit of real-time data to help improve management and operational efficiencies. The company’s TFT on-board technology for trucks and other quarry vehicles is now providing quarry supervisors with more key performance indicators to better manage their day-to-day running of the quarry and increase productivity. By Beatrice Atkinson, Logimine SAS, France. Ez-Scale is an 'on the move' weighing system for loaders delivering accuracy of ±0.5 per cent. It displa...