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A new era of quarrying efficiency  

Having previously experienced incessant issues with its old processing plant, City of Tshwane’s Bon Accord quarry has taken delivery of the first locally manufactured FastPlant from Sandvik Rock Processing. Commissioned in May this year, the fully automated 220 tonnes per hour capacity plant has ushered in a new era of efficiency, boosting the quarry’s production by almost 80%, writes Munesu Shoko.