CONTENTS
On Our Cover: Essential information on
haul road design and maintenance.
Cover photo by Sergey Yakovlev.
10
Atlas Copco's SmartROC T35 and T40 are its
first drills to offer the option of remote control
operations.
12
Before you set and forget your submersible
dewatering pump, make sure you've taken the
proper maintenance precautions.
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
FEATURE ARTICLES
17
Haul Roads
Shorter haul roads equal faster
cycle times, but other factors should be con-
sidered during haul road design and mainte-
nance to create the optimal route.
WEB EXCLUSIVES
Visit www.aggman.com for expanded editorial coverage.
OCTOBER 2014
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 10
Balancing Safety, Production, and Effi ciency
The key to balancing operational goals is to pay attention to all three and under-
stand how each affects the others.
OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED
12
Keep Moving
Proper selection and maintenance of your
dewatering pumps goes a long way.
22
Big Improvements on the Big Island
Hawaiian drilling and blasting contractor sees
productivity improvements and fuel savings with
new drill.
26
The View of the Top
Employee perceptions of how management views
safety can shape the reality of their behavior.
What's the perception among your staff?
3
EDITORIAL
The turkey comes early this year.
4
STATE AND PROVINCE NEWS
A roundup of the latest news in North
America.
7
ROLLOUTS Terex Mineral Processing
System's new modular jaw crusher, and
other new equipment for the aggregate
market.
31
DATA MINING The latest fi nancial analysis
of issues impacting in the industry.
32
ROCK LAW MSHA's proposed revisions to
regular assessment penalty scheme promise
higher penalties, less discretion.
34
ADVERTISER INDEX See who's who and
where to fi nd their products.
35
CLASSIFIED ADS Aggregate industry
classifi eds.
36
CARVED IN STONE Passage of the 1872
Mining Law spurred the development of
mining towns as the nation explored its
Manifest Destiny.
