Blasting

Electronic initiation technology is gaining traction in opencast mining, with blasting technology company BME launching its VIPERTRON system to address barriers to wider adoption. While electronic... 

South Africa's transition from non-electronic to electronic initiation has accelerated at large openpit mines, but adoption across midtier mines and quarries has lagged, says mine explosives... 

From a distance, mobile mixing units (MMUs) may look like other heavy vehicles heading to a mine. At the bench, their role is far more specialised. They carry components and equipment needed to... 

The energy efficiency of the blasting process can be improved by using Varistem stemming plugs from Midrand-based mining consumables supplier ERG Industrial. For mining operations and blasting... 

Unlike traditional blasting practices where individual activities are often managed independently, an integrated workflow ensures that planning, execution and performance evaluation are fully... 

In the fast-evolving mining industry, BME – a member of the Omnia Group – is transforming traditional blasting from a rock-breaking activity into a sophisticated, data-driven enabler of safer, more... 

The mining industry is in constant search for cost-effective and safer ways of extracting mineral resources from the ground to support modern life. Under the supervision of Professor Francois... 

By: Lindelwa Makhanya - PR student/ Administrative officer in Mining, Minerals and Geomatics Engineering The mining industry is in constant search for cost-effective and safer ways of extracting... 

The mandatory code of practice (CoP) for explosives and blasting practices in the mining industry, which came into effect in November 2024, has introduced significant changes to the South African... 

Advanced blasting technologies, combined with specialised expertise and meticulous planning, are helping mines achieve new levels of productivity and efficiency. Quality blasts that deliver optimal... 

With technology and innovation being at the “heart” of mining processes, bulk mining explosives and blasting technology supplier BME Australia GM Michael Wiseman says it is an imperative in... 

Drone technology, AI and machine learning are setting the development path for blasting in the South African quarrying sector, as they provide futureproof solutions to the traditionally manual... 

The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) has demonstrated to students and media the latest blasting initiation technology it is using in its simulated DigiMine as part of practical learning for students and...