Nov. 16, 2022 – Rock Products’ Managing Editor Josephine Patterson is attending this year’s Quarry Academy. This is the 16th edition of the Quarry Academy, a three-day educational seminar that looks at the full production stream of quarry operations. Put on by Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions and Dyno Nobel, the event sold out this year with 151 registrations – 20% more…
Read MoreTag: Quarry Academy
Quarry Academy Names 2020 Scholarship Winner
The Quarry Academy team just announced its 2020 scholarship winner: Alexandra Gregor, a mining engineering and management student from the South Dakota School of Mines. Gregor is originally from Sioux Falls, S.D. “I am grateful for this opportunity and am excited to see where this brings me in the future,” she said.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – JANUARY 2018
TOP NEWS National Miners Day Celebrated Dec. 6 was National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. Cemex’s Balcones Quarry Hosts Quarry Academy Cemex USA hosted dozens of aggregates industry experts at its Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas, to help highlight best practices to improve process efficiency.…
Read MoreDyno Nobel, Sandvik Hold Quarry Academy
Dyno Nobel and Sandvik Construction, a business area within the Sandvik Group, once again teamed up to put on the 9th annual Quarry Academy. The three-day event took place Nov. 18–20, in San Antonio. Demand for the academy surpassed any previous year with classes filling up in just a few weeks of registration, according to Sandvik. Those who were able to attend experienced…
Read MoreBlast With the Best at Beckmann Quarry
Strategic Alliance partners Sandvik and Dyno Nobel held their annual Quarry Academy Nov. 12-15, 2013, at the Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel in San Antonio. The event included a site visit to Martin Marietta Materials’ Beckmann Quarry. During the tour the participants received a plant overview; viewed primary loading and the company’s gigantic O&K in-pit mobile HSI crusher; saw…
Read More