Optimizing the ‘rock factory’
Optimizing the “rock factory” was the common thread running throughout the 2011 Quarry Academy in San Antonio. The three-day program, operated by Sandvik Mining and Construction and Dyno Nobel, brought...
View ArticleQuarry Academy a success in San Antonio
Sandvik and Dyno Nobel teamed up to host their annual Quarry Academy event last week in San Antonio. More than 90 attendees listened to experts discuss drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, screening...
View ArticleSandvik, Dyno Nobel draw record number to Quarry Academy
Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel hosted Quarry Academy 2013, their seventh annual event, in San Antonio from Nov. 12-14. Quarry employees and those who serve the industry participated in the...
View ArticleSandvik, Dyno Nobel team for 10th annual Quarry Academy
Quarry Academy attendees toured the Cemex Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas. More than 130 aggregate producers attended Sandvik Construction‘s and Dyno Nobel’s 10th annual Quarry Academy...
View ArticleLegal notebook: Avoid assumptions, keep records
Don’t presume, assume or anticipate anything without first planning or analyzing data. That’s one of the messages Jeff Friedman, an attorney at Friedman, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling, P.C., offered...
View ArticleBest practices: Drilling and blasting
Larry Mirabelli, senior manager at Buckley Powder Co., teamed with Bill Hissem, senior mining engineer at Sandvik Construction, to deliver a presentation on drilling and blasting at the 2015 Quarry...
View ArticleBest practices: Loading and hauling
David Nus, director of global key accounts management at Volvo Construction Equipment, presented on best loading and hauling practices at Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel’s Quarry Academy...
View ArticleSandvik, Dyno Nobel team for 10th annual Quarry Academy
Quarry Academy attendees toured the Cemex Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas. More than 130 aggregate producers attended Sandvik Construction‘s and Dyno Nobel’s 10th annual Quarry Academy...
View ArticleLegal notebook: Avoid assumptions, keep records
Don’t presume, assume or anticipate anything without first planning or analyzing data. That’s one of the messages Jeff Friedman, an attorney at Friedman, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling, P.C., offered...
View ArticleBest practices: Drilling and blasting
Larry Mirabelli, senior manager at Buckley Powder Co., teamed with Bill Hissem, senior mining engineer at Sandvik Construction, to deliver a presentation on drilling and blasting at the 2015 Quarry...
View ArticleBest practices: Loading and hauling
David Nus, director of global key accounts management at Volvo Construction Equipment, presented on best loading and hauling practices at Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel’s Quarry Academy...
View ArticleQuarry Academy a draw for producers seeking process improvement
George Fensome, area manager for Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology, delivers a Quarry Academy presentation on horizontal shaft impact and vertical shaft impact crushers. Photo by Kevin Yanik Dyno...
View ArticleStrategies to elevate drilling and blasting efficiences
Photo: iStock.com/koer The concept of change, particularly being open to change, was a common theme at Quarry Academy 2017, an educational seminar held in San Antonio. Aggregate producers everywhere...
View ArticleP&Q Profile: Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology’s Jeff Heinemann
Heinemann Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology, in conjunction with Dyno Nobel, recently hosted the 12th annual Quarry Academy seminar in San Antonio. Jeff Heinemann, vice president at Sandvik, took a...
View ArticleSandvik, Dyno Nobel host Quarry Academy
A conveyor belt moves material at Cemex’s Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas. Balcones Quarry is ranked as the largest crushed stone quarry in the United States according to the United States...
View ArticleMining Academy registration now open
Mining Academy 2019 takes place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Oct. 29-31. Photo courtesy of Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology Registration for the second Mining Academy, which takes place Oct....
View ArticleHow Quarry Academy prepares tomorrow’s leaders
Lecturers from a wide range of industry professions presented before a Quarry Academy class consisting of more than 100 attendees. Photo courtesy of Dyno Nobel Quarry Academy, the annual seminar...
View ArticleExplosives industry veteran Burke to retire
Burke EJ Burke, a 52-year veteran of the explosives industry who spent more than 24 years at Dyno Nobel, will retire in December. Burke’s most recent role at Dyno Nobel was corporate brand and values...
View ArticleDyno Nobel, Sandvik award Quarry Academy Scholarship
Alexandra Gregor is the recipient of the 2020 Quarry Academy Scholarship. Photo: Sandvik Quarry Academy, a seminar organized by Dyno Nobel and Sandvik, named its latest scholarship recipient. Alexandra...
View ArticleQuarry Academy returns with a bang
About 115 quarry managers and operators attended the 15th Quarry Academy in San Antonio. Photo: P&Q Staff Quarry Academy, the educational seminar Dyno Nobel and Sandvik host, returned after being...
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