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Explosives

MINING EXPLOSIVES

New explosives pumping technology to be showcased at Joburg conference

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New pumping technology, which will pump emulsion explosives into narrow reef mines, will take centre stage at the seventeenth yearly BME conference, which is to be held on 5 November. The company supplies explosives and services to the African...

By: Jonathan Faurie

30th October 2009

Explosives

Mine explosions decrease with redesigned products

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Designer and manufacturer of flameproof equipment for mines Proof Engineering has improved the design of its product line to increase safety and reduce risks associated with fires and explosions in mines.

By: Megan Wait

2nd October 2009

Explosives

Solutions company pioneers early-warning device for hot holes

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Commercial explosives and blasting solutions provider AEL Mining Services has developed and launched Hot Eye, a temperature monitoring device that will assist in detecting and reducing the safety risks posed by hot holes in coal surface mining.

By: Megan Wait

2nd October 2009

Explosives

Testing, certification prevent underground explosions

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Explosion prevention services provider Explolabs says that mines in Southern Africa should be more aware of certification for explosion protected equipment such as flameproof equipment.

By: Megan Wait

2nd October 2009

MINING EXPLOSIVES

Omnia says Africa’s mineral resources to sustain growth of its mining division

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The mining industry will remain a feature of the African continent’s future growth and development, and the growing demand for explosives and chemicals to exploit the rich mineral deposits will continue to underpin the growth of the company’s...

By: Loni Prinsloo

11th September 2009

Explosives

Business as usual for Africa’s  mining industry

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International economies may have been battered and bruised by economic uncertainty, but in African mining circles it is business as usual as commodities continue to play an important part in the continent’s future, says explosives supplier BME.

By: Carla Thomaz

10th July 2009

Explosives

Egyptian gold project marks North African expansion for explosives manufacturer

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Blasting solutions and explosives manufacturer AEL Mining Services has successfully installed its emulsion plant at the Sukari gold project, in Egypt, and has begun blasting operations at the mine.

By: Carla Thomaz

10th July 2009

MINING EXPLOSIVES

Omnia subsidiary commissions shocktube plant

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Mine explosives company BME, part of the Omnia Group, has recently commissioned its Shocktube production plant in Losberg, in the North West province, in an effort to improve its service offering to the mining industry.

By: Jonathan Faurie

3rd July 2009

Topics in these articles

City	Company	Continent	Industry Term
Carltonville Johannesburg Dubai Wadeville Mauri-tania	BME AEL Mining Services Explolabs Omnia Centamin Egypt Pharaoh Gold Mines	Africa	Explosives And Services Gold-mining Industries Mining Flameproof Equipment Plastics Rubber Underground Equipment Underground Mining Chemicals Coal Surface Mining Coal Surface-mining Sites Coal-mining Sector Early-warning Device Electronics Expert Temperature Monitoring Device Explosive Gas Atmosphere Mechanical Equipment Blast Solutions Cal Services Group Technology Energy Explosives Supplier Increased Mining Low Base Metal Prices Nuclear Energy Nuclear Energy Plants Ancillary Equipment Bulk Emulsion Technology Down-the-hole Services Gold-mining Specia Programmable Logic Controller Systems Underground Bulk Systems Conventional Fuse-and-igniter-cord Technology Surface Mining Applications
Person	Technology	Country	Product
Tony Rorke Rikus Prinsloo Andre Pienaar Larry Wilson Johannes Auret Neville Crosse Rod Humphris Francois Hay Mark Benning Trevor Schultz Dawie Mynhardt	Surface Technology Bulk Emulsion Bulk Emulsion Technology Conventional Fuse-and-igniter-cord Technology Fuse Technology Shocktube Shocktube Technology	Australia Canada Swaziland Turkey Zambia Zimbabwe South Africa Malawi Namibia Botswana Burkina Faso Guinea Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal Tanzania Egypt United Kingdom	Hot Eye Hot Eye, A Temperature Monitoring Device R100 Air Certex
Programming Language	Region	Currency	Facility
C	West Africa Asia Pacific North Africa	USD	Sukari Mine Losberg Production Facility