| 73 RURAL SERVICES » Milburn Lime The new firm began with six employees, and now employs up to 14 people during the peak summer season. Central Otago and Southland farmers. Processing the lime involves shifting the overburden on top, then drilling and blasting the 32-metre-high lime-wall face. Each blast contains several tonnes of explosives, and each blast design yields 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes of well-broken limestone. The lime is then carted from the quarry to the crushing and processing plant. A 15,000-tonne storage shed holds processed dry, very white lime, which is available all year round. As well as agricultural lime, Milburn produces knaprock for dairy lanes, lime chip for drives and horse arenas, All in One 20 used for driveways and paths and All in One 8 for filling hexagon matting. Besides producing high quality product, the Milburn quarry is also of historic importance. “Milburn Lime can now produce more than 2000 tonnes of lime a day, and its annual tonnage is around 100,000 tonnes.” • LIVESTOCK • FERTILISER SPREADING • BULK CARTAGE CLUTHA VALLEY TRANSPORT LTD 03 415 9114 027 439 2989 We proudly support Milburn Lime Outram | hysloprural@xtra.co.nz | 03 4861777 Proud members of We’re proud to support Milburn Lime For all your Trucking needs, call: 027 227 2324 or Proud to be associated with Milburn Lime It is thought to hold fossils that are 30 million years old. A shed, which Milburn Lime has built at a lookout past the limeworks, holds a large whale-jaw fossil and other fossils. There are also historic photos of the limeworks, showing the various eras of operation and equipment. The lookout, which is maintained by the Waihola Looking Forward Group.
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