Explosives
Explosives
New stone-dust barrier is in the bag
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A new method of building stone-dust barriers to provide a highly
cost-effective method of inhibiting coal-dust explosions is now
available following extensive testing both in South Africa and
abroad. The design of the new stone-dust barrier was...
By: System Author
2nd July 1999
Explosives
19 additional exploration holes to be drilled
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THE underground drilling of 19 additional exploration holes at
Target begins this month. The R1,9-million six-month contract to
drill the 60 mm diameter holes has been won by Cementation Mining,
of Johannesburg, whose R50-million 32-hole...
By: System Author
25th June 1999
Explosives
Impressive 4,9 m face advance
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A combination of new technologies has helped Target gold-mine to
achieve impressive face advance. AECI Explosives Limited (AEL)
underground bulk systems technology (UBST) acting business manager
Mike Pledger tells Mining Weekly that a combination...
By: System Author
25th June 1999
Explosives
Ekati Project Canada
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Name: Ekati Project Location: The mine is located in a remote
tundra region near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories (NWT),
about 200 km south of the Arctic Circle. Brief description The mine
is situated on a 853 000-acre claim block (which...
By: System Author
14th May 1999
Explosives
Explosives group is bang on target
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The drive by the Sasol group of companies towards the goal of
becoming a leader in the global explosives market is spearheaded by
a market-focused commitment to product and service innovation,
states Sasol Mining Explosives’ (SMX) MD Dewet...
By: System Author
14th May 1999
Explosives
Hi-tech advances a blast
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The release of Sasol Mining Explosives’ (SMX) new electronic
detonator in mid-1998 by Sasol Mining Initiators (SMI) – the
developer, manufacturer and international marketer of the product
– was brought forward because the company...
By: System Author
14th May 1999
Explosives
New detonators a hit
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The introduction of electronic detonators into the existing
detonator market can only enhance operating productivity for mines,
reports Ensign-Bickford South Africa (Ebsa) MD Ray Gibbison. He
explains that, although the company controls most of...
By: System Author
14th May 1999
Explosives
Haulers for coal mine
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Diesel-engine flameproof specialist Explosion Protected Equipment
(EPE) of Wynberg, Gauteng, has supplied three dry-system
flameproofed underground-hauler engines to Ingwe Coal’s
Khutala mine in Mpumalanga. EPE is the sole South African...
By: System Author
7th May 1999
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