Tag: quarry

Stevenson backs local growth with Waingaro Quarry expansion plans

04 Mar 2025

The Waingaro Quarry has been part of the Ngāruawāhia landscape since 1947, providing vital resources for homes, roads and other projects and developments over the decades. As the quarry approaches its current capacity, plans are being developed to gradually expand the quarry pit into another part of the existing site. The proposed expansion includes the […]

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Stevenson Drives Science-backed Approach to Safety Bunds in Quarries

12 Nov 2024

Our journey from best-guess to research-driven edge protection. Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but how safe are they? In March 2020, a subcontractor tragically died in an accident when the articulated dump truck they were driving travelled over a safety bund and fell to the bench below […]

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