Operations at emulsion plant stepped up

Explosives supplier BME says it is continually increasing production at its Kansanshi emulsion manufacturing plant, in Zambia, to accommodate rising demand.

The energy behind the world’s deepest gold mine

Commercial explosives and blasting solutions company AEL Mining Services deploys its explosives and initiating systems in the world’s deepest gold mining operation as well as at one of the highest mines in Africa.

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.

Omnia subsidiary commissions shocktube plant

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.

Platinum project on track for 2011 start-up

Impala Platinum’s No 16 shaft remains ahead of the baseline schedule and no change is forecast to the original date for commencement of production in 2011. Impala Platinum GM projects Luke Zindi tells Mining Weekly that Read, Swatman &...

Shocktube manufacture at Nitro to double in next 18 months

There are two parts to Sasol Nitro’s explosives business.

BEE firm pursues performance based contract with gold major

Mining explosives distributor and dealer Lakho Mining Services, of Westonaria, is hoping to enter into a new performance based contract with Gold Fields Shared Services in the near future.

New blasting system for Mponeng

A partnership between Sasol Nitro and AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine has led to the development of a blasting system which is a hybrid of traditional shock-tube technology, combined with state-of-the-art electronic systems.

Explosives group is bang on target

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...