Rustona builds crushing/grading complex in Russia

The Rustona company has built a crushing and grading complex for processing serpentine in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The facility will produce five types of broken stone and sand and it has a capacity of 750,000tonnes/year with raw materials being extracted at a quarry 16km from the complex. Production wastes will be used as a mineral fertiliser for growing potato and sugar beet. Serpentine reserves are estimated at 50 million tonnes, and the company has a li

March 1, 2013 Read time: 1 min

The Rustona company has built a crushing and grading complex for processing serpentine in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, North Caucasian Federal District of Russia.

The facility will produce five types of broken stone and sand and it has a capacity of 750,000tonnes/year with raw materials being extracted at a quarry 16km from the complex.

Production wastes will be used as a mineral fertiliser for growing potato and sugar beet.

Serpentine reserves are estimated at 50 million tonnes, and the company has a licence to extract about 5 million tonnes.

Mobile crushing adds flexibility

Investment in new mobile crushing equipment is helping one UK quarry to add flexibility to its production. Leaton quarry was first opened in Shropshire, UK in the 1920s and even after almost 90 years of operation, it is still a thriving business. The site, which is part of the Ennstone Group, extracts olivine dolerite, that has the right polished stone value characteristics for the local roads market. With around 7million tonnes of reserves still available within the 52ha planning permission area, Ennstone