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  • Martinagalia was in charge of limeworks at the site when he blasted his way through to the vast network of underground caves, described as a fairyland of stalactites and stalacmites by Prof

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • · In small limeworks, slaking is usually done by hand, either on platforms to produce a dry hydrate or in shallow tanks to make lime putty.

    Chapter 4 1988

  • In many developing countries lime is produced in comparatively large, technically sophisticated limeworks, to supply a specific industry or group of industries, such as chemical or metallurgical works, or sugar refineries.

    Chapter 2 1985

  • Further, the demand for stone by a small limeworks alone will not occupy a mechanical plant to an extent which will make its operation economic.

    3. Technical and Production Information 1985

  • Secondary markets will be centres which are sufficiently close to the limeworks to be economical and which can be approached on roads of reasonable condition.

    Chapter 2 1985

  • Mechanical methods of dressing and handling may become feasible when a small limeworks and a stone crushing operation are going to be implemented together.

    3. Technical and Production Information 1985

  • He was instrumental in the establishment of a small scale building materials and minerals development company in Kanye, Botswana and was responsible for the project investigation and implementation of several building materials production projects including a small limeworks and a fired clay brickworks.

    Chapter 1 1985

  • Stock piles: If the cash availability permits, it will be cheaper when contracting for the blasting, to blast stone for a 3 to 6 month demand rather than having the blasting contractor transport equipment out to the site more often, especially when the distance from the contractor's site to the limeworks is great.

    3. Technical and Production Information 1985

  • The possibility of installing a small limeworks near the road works, if possible in a situation where its operation will be continued after the completion of the road, must be considered as it may be more economic than transporting large quantities over long distances.

    1. General Information 1985

  • As a general rule, the most convenient quarrying location for a low output limeworks is one where stone is quarried from the side of a hill.

    3. Technical and Production Information 1985

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