- 1. BME takes blasting science another digital step
- (Product News)
- ... holes, explosives and other blast-related indices – to ensure quality blasting on a regular and consistent basis. If blast engineers and management can see the progress of blast preparation in real time, ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 2. Environmentally Friendly Explosives at KPC Indonesia
- (Features)
- AECI Mining Explosives Continues To Make A Significant Impact On The Environment By Assisting Its Customers To Dispose Of Used Oils. By Radja Nove Putra Sample of S320 Eco product ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 3. BME cements global footprint with Indonesia JV
- (Latest)
- Mining and explosives supplier BME, part of Omnia Holdings, has inked a conditional sale and purchase of shares agreement (CSPA) to solidify a joint venture with Indonesian group PT. Multi Nitrotama Kimia ...
- Created on 04 April 2023
- 4. Actions Drill & Blast picks up Talison contract
- (Latest)
- ... drilling, along with loading, stemming and bulk explosives initiation, is scheduled to commence in July 2023. Action said its plant requirements for the project will be sourced from within its own business, ...
- Created on 28 November 2022
- 5. SRG Global Ltd awarded three mining services contracts
- (Supplier News)
- ... and blast services and RC grade control drilling at the Mt Carlton gold mine in Queensland. A six-month contract with RED 5 to provide specialist drill and blast services and explosives supply ...
- Created on 05 April 2022
- 6. AECI, Thiess extend Australian contract
- (Latest)
- AECI Australia said it has been awarded a five-year extension to its existing contract with Thiess to supply bulk emulsion explosives, initiating systems and associated services to mining operations in ...
- Created on 09 July 2021
- 7. K92’s Kainantu hits record in PNG
- (Latest)
- ... and K92 said long-hole stoping at the K1 and K2 veins are moving along in a positive direction. Finally, operations were impacted by a bulk emulsion explosives shortage that began in mid-January and ...
- Created on 23 April 2021
- 8. Tomorrow’s Technology
- (Features)
- ... more efficient by automating one of few manual processes left in mining: charging the blasting holes with explosives. ABB’s autonomous remote charger robot automatically detects boreholes and fills them ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 9. Explosives storage, use blamed for deadly China blast
- (Latest)
- Investigators of an explosion of a gold mine in eastern China in February that killed 10 workers are citing the improper use and storage of explosives as the cause of the incident. There were 70 tonnes ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 10. Blasting tech takes mines into the future
- (Supplier News)
- Built on innovation since its inception more than three decades ago, global explosives provider BME – a member of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – paves the way for mines to leverage the latest technologies ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 11. Epiroc, Orica planning to take automation underground
- (Latest)
- Epiroc and Orica have revealed they are collaborating on a prototype of the first-ever semi-automated explosives delivery system, positioning them in the initial stages of a transition to underground automation. ...
- Created on 26 November 2020
- 12. Orica having a blast with Glencore
- (Latest)
- Orica has been selected by Glencore for a five-year explosives technology and services contract for the producer’s copper and zinc operations in Australia. The new agreement, effective January 2021, ...
- Created on 11 November 2020
- 13. Blasting During COVID-19
- (Features)
- ... site-specific conditions and to optimise blast explosives loading and initiation designs. This includes being able to ensure that the designed blast is accurately translated into the actual fired blast. ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 14. Safety net tightens for Queensland resources workers
- (Latest)
- ... – also launched on 1 July. It has responsibility for regulating safety and health across the state’s mines, quarries, petroleum and gas sites, and the explosives supply chain. The regulator will report ...
- Created on 02 July 2020
- 15. Saracen Mineral awards A$70 million D&B contract to SRG Global
- (Supplier News)
- Western Australia-based Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd awarded a new five-year, A$70 million drill and blast contract to SRG Global Ltd. Scope of services include production drilling, explosives supply and ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 16. Orica and Epiroc partner to deliver blast automation
- (Product News)
- Orica and Epiroc Rock Drills AB will jointly develop a semi-automated explosives delivery system, enabling safer and more productive blasting operations in underground mines. As mines go deeper and ...
- Created on 12 May 2020
- 17. Safe explosive technologies for the mining industry
- (Product News)
- ... in the explosives sector Dyno Nobel provides new ideas in design and development, along with state-of-the-art technology in the field of explosives and blasting services. The combined personnel experience ...
- Created on 12 May 2020
- 18. Saracen Mineral awards A$70 million D&B contract to SRG Global
- (Latest)
- Western Australia-based Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd awarded a new five-year, A$70 million drill and blast contract to SRG Global Ltd. Scope of services include production drilling, explosives supply and ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 19. Blasting leader goes global with home-grown tech
- (Supplier News)
- Pioneering beyond its manufacture and supply of cold emulsion explosives, BME has become a home-grown South African success story now exporting blasting technology to mining countries world-wide. ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 20. New Orica digital fragmentation measurement technology key to unlocking downstream benefits
- (Supplier News)
- Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, announced the release of its new automated rock sizing measurement technology, FRAGTrack™. ...
- Created on 23 January 2020