Numerous strategies employed to secure NH3 supply

The secure supply of explosives to the mining industry has become increasingly important, as the demand for commodities has returned to levels before the 2008 global recession, reports explosives supplier BME, a member of the Omnia group.

Explosives supplier considers West African expansion

South African explosives supplier BME says it will consider establishing more manufacturing facilities in West Africa to accommodate growth in the region.

Intensive investment in training needed

The declining level of blasting skills and understaffing of planning departments involved with planning and coordinating blasts at opencast mines is costing the mining industry millions of rand each year in lost productivity, says mining...

Pump increases safety, reliability and efficiency

n the past three months, explosives supplier Bulk Mining Explosives (BME) has supplied about 11 Mobile Charging Units (MCUs) to mines in Africa, fitted with its specialised Mobile Pearton Pump, with increased safety, reliability and efficiency...

Retaining skills of blasting specialists a challenge

There is cause for concern within the South African opencast mining industry as the retention of blast specialists’ expertise has become increasingly difficult with more and more skilled South Africans opting to emigrate or work abroad, reports...

Explosives industry able to consolidate during downturn

Continued demand for explosives for use in daily mining activities has buoyed the supply market for the product despite the global financial downturn, says explosives supplier BME divisional MD Francois Hay.

Business as usual for Africa’s 
mining industry

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.

Positive outlook for commodities spurs new plant commissioning

South African explosives supplier to the surface and underground mining and quarrying industry BME, will be commissioning its first plant in Zambia in order to provide reliability of supply to its clients, BME GM for international marketing Ralf...

Improved blasting technology for coal applications

South African mining explosives supplier BME has applied special technology that increases productivity and improves safety in coal mining operations throughout Southern Africa.

Local explosives company supplies electronic detonators to Africa

South African mining explosives supplier Bulk Mining Explosives (BME), has been producing and supplying electronic delay detonators to several countries in Africa, making blasting in mining operations more accurate in the process, BME blasting...

Commodity boom spurs contract-mining growth, says explosives supplier

A number of years still lie ahead for contractor growth in South Africa’s mining industry as a result of the commodity boom, said mining explosives supplier Bulk Mining Explosives (bme) operation manager Albie Visser at the fifteenth annual...

Explosives group responds to margin squeeze with automation and antidumping action

Africa's largest mining explosives supplier, African Explosives Limited, part of the AECI group, will commission the first phase of its detonator factory modernisation and automation programme at Modderfontein, on the East Rand, in October, CEO...