QUARRY WHISPERS – MATARANKA LIMESTONE QUARRY

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April 2007

The expanded image left gives an idea of the size that the over-size needs to be broken to for crusher feed. Centre right you can still see the larger, unbroken material; Rocky can't reach any further into the stockpile until the broken rock is carted to the crusher. In the background is the stockpiled overburden that will eventually be used for rehabilitation work.





April 17th and Todd, one of our Komatsu 30 tonne dump trucks, started work at Mataranka too. This image shows him being loaded with broken rock for cartage to the crusher; then Rocky and Russell will move back in and continue their seemingly endless job!

Rocky looks so busy here; plenty of big rocks ahead, broken rock in front of him, and even a pile of the end product from the crusher in the left of the expanded image. Alas, on April 28th, the piston in Rocky's hammer flew to bits; fatal damage... brand new hammer required! Still, we can't complain; it's 12 years since it was delivered new to this very same quarry in 1995!