Quarry Southern Africa July 2019 | Page 20

WINNING The final section of the quarry waiting to be mined. “Too small a bucket slows down the turnaround time of material per hour, costing more time and fuel – the quarry’s major expense. ‘There’s a fine balance between machine size, bucket size and travelling time.’” This is a mined out section of the quarry that has already been rehabilitated into a dam. 18_QUARRY SA| JULY/AUGUST 2019 www.quarryonline.co.za