SPRING FARM QUARRY:

Exciting new industry leading plant!
Natural Sand Deposits
Specialist blending of all Sportsturf products
Production of Construction Sands
Double Washed!

In recent years M Collins & Sons have produced quality sand from their Milperra based plant. However with changing technology and increase market demand for sand it was concluded the plant had served its time.
Planning for a new and advanced plant commenced in the early months of 2004. The objective of the project was to construct a plant that would produce superior quality sand at a rate to keep up with increasing market demand. The Spring Farm Quarry commenced construction in January 2005 and started quality sand production in November 2005.

Spring Farm Quarry general information

• Water is fed to the plant at rate of 125L/sec. A series of dams have been purposely built to handle filtering the return water for reticulation.

• The plant is powered by two switchboards, each of 5x2m in dimension. 800amps is used by the plant as compared to 30amps for a residential house. Two integral energy power transformers were purposely installed to handle the capacity of the plant.

• Lightning protection on the entire plant, electrical components and surrounds has been installed.

• Approximately 70,000 tonnes of earth was removed to make way for the construction of both the plant and dams.

• Approximately 900 cubic metres of concrete was used for the footings, slabs and the cast blocks used for retaining surrounding areas.

• 7 pumps reticulate product and water through the plant.

• 21 Motors adding up to 340KW is required to turn pumps and drive conveyors.

• Once product enters the feed bin it requires 3 minutes to be washed and stockpiled for dispatch.

• 150 tonne of product is produced every hour, doubling the production rate of the Milperra wash plant.

• The Department of Mines confirmed that the plant has been built to better standards in terms of OH&S, which shows the commitment that Collins has towards building a safe environment for all employees and visitors.

Every load is weighed onsite before leaving Spring Farm Quarry