Balclutha Quarry
The heart of South Otago, providing the districts premium aggregate resource.
Quarrying started at the Balclutha site in the 2000's and is now producing around 150,000 tonnes per year. Products range from general AP materials, M4 roadbases, concrete aggregates, sealing chips and railway ballast.
Geology
The resource material consists of Greywacke/Indurated Sandstone type rock. The formation follows the general ground contours of the land
Quarrying
Rock is won by our internal drill and blast team. A 30 tonne excavator is used to load a 10 cubic metre rock truck to transport rock to the mobile jaw, cone and barmac crushers also a permanent chip screening and wash plant. The quarry has decades of resource available for the long term
Polished Stone Value
Balclutha provides one of the highest PSV of sealing chip in the lower South Island – consistently producing results >60
Location
180 Clutha Valley Road, Balclutha
-46.211885, 169.720907
Contact
Craig Upston
027 435 6026
blackhead@bhq.co.nz
