Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / October 2016 15 quickly raise the ramps, allowing them to be easily cleaned of any rock that has been spilled during the unloading process. That alone is a nice time-saver." Doll says that, before coming to American Aggregates, he had no prior ship unloading and transfer expe- rience, but studied the operation of the contract fi rm they used prior to purchasing their own equipment. "I watched them unload about 20 ships for us, so I knew what to expect and how to approach it," he says. "But the performance of the Masaba equip- ment really helped make the transition from subcontracting this out to doing it ourselves a smooth one. We've done nearly two dozen ships now — better than 1.4 million tons of limestone — and haven't had so much as a hiccup out of the unloader and stacking conveyor. They've been just outstanding for us. And so is the fact that we are no longer paying for offl oading charges. As to du- rability, I know this: if a hurricane ever blows through while I'm out here, I'm strapping myself to that stacker — I'm certain it's not going anywhere." AM Once material is unloaded from the ship and onto trucks, it is transported to a nearby 25-acre stockpile yard. This article is courtesy of Masaba, Inc. 1-812-926-0038 www.stedman-machine.com TM TM Let Us Prove It! TM • Expanded facility with full size equipment for accurate results • Find the best crusher for the process versus adapting the equipment to the process • Cage mills, HSI, VSI, hammer mills, vertical roller mills and lump breakers • Analyze moisture, gradation, bulk density, abrasion, metal replacement and power • Thousands of test results on file Lower Your Risk with Size Reduction Testing and Toll Processing Why Test? Stedman_AGRM0916pg006.indd 1 8/19/16 9:27 AM A Leader in Mining Construction Since 1924 www.cowin-co.com | (205) 945-1300 Slopes & Tunnels Access & Ventilation Shafts Initial Mine Development Mining Support Crews Highwall Stabilization Gunite & Shotcrete Storage Bunkers Portals & Canopies