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Quality granite from Rajasthan quarry

High quality Desert Cream Granite is being extracted from a sprawling 300ha site in Mungeria, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Barmer district in West India spreads forms part of the Great Indian Desert, also known as the Thar Desert. In summer months temperatures can soar to 51°C and drop to freezing point in winter, while Barmer is also home to a specialty stone, the durable Desert Cream Granite.
November 29, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Block handling at the Indian quarry is carried out by a Volvo CE L350F wheeled loader
High quality Desert Cream Granite is being extracted from a sprawling 300ha site in Mungeria, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The Barmer district in West India spreads forms part of the Great Indian Desert, also known as the Thar Desert. In summer months temperatures can soar to 51°C and drop to freezing point in winter, while Barmer is also home to a specialty Stone, the durable Desert Cream Granite.

Pacific Stone Mart is a pioneer in the manufacturing of natural Stone products in India. The firm produces a large variety of natural Stone and manufactures, supplies and exports the material. The company produces blocks, slabs, and cut-to-size tiles for wholesale. The precious Desert Cream Granite is available in a range of sizes, block dimensions often dependent on the transport logistics of worldwide delivery. The Stone is sent to suppliers in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Pacific Stone Mart operates a fleet of Volvo Construction Equipment (359 Volvo CE) excavators, helping to extract and transport blocks across the site. It was the first company in Rajasthan to buy a Volvo EC380D-Series excavator, a move which encouraged other quarry owners in surrounding areas to follow suit. The company then opted to further expand the fleet with the addition of a Volvo L350F block handler.
Pacific Stone Mart also owns other Volvo excavator models, including an EC360BLC, five EC210s B-Prime Series and six EC380Ds. The site's goal is to produce 50,000m3 of granite this year. Volvo CE operates a comprehensive service network in the area complete with its own workshop to ensure machine downtime is kept to a minimum.

Pacific Stone Mart has ambitious plans that will see the company increase output volumes and venture into new overseas markets. Increasing output will mean increasing the size of the fleet and with the existing Volvo machines proving themselves in the conditions and support having met demands, it is highly likely more Volvo CE units will be seen at the same site in the future.

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