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NEW ZEALAND QUARRYING & MINING Volume 11 - No 6 | December - January 2015 | $8.95
INSIDE UPFRONT
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4 Editorial 6-11 News, views, comments, and reports from across the quarrying and mining sectors FEATURES
14 Quarrying – A nifty new plant 18 Profile – Catching up with Paul Tidmarsh 22 Mining – Nautilus Minerals goes deep 26 Mining – Bathurst’s picking up production 27 Mining – OceanaGold plans beyond 2015 28 Quarrying consents – Is 15 years enough? 30 Mining – Pike River, the final chapter 32 Wheels in the workplace – Foton Tunland 2.8L Dual Cab 34 Health & Safety – Quarry manager requirements 38 Politics – Local councils want royalty share ON THE COVER
12 Hyundai prime mover largest yet, at Stevensons Drury Quarry
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36 Innovations 36 Advertisers’ Index ON THE COVER: At ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas this year Hyundai debuted the R1200-9 – its largest excavator yet. Stevensons has been using one as its prime mover at its Drury Quarry since October. See story page 12
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