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SOLID SUPPLY  
Omnia Group’s Sasolburg nitric acid plant enhances supply security in the group and ensured that BME had no stockouts during the hard lockdown
Sustaining security of supply, efficiency amid state of disaster
16th October 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

Adapting to the ‘new normal’ bought on by the Covid-19 outbreak will require companies to listen to and meet the changing needs of customers by adopting new working methods and complying with... 


PRIORITISING SAFETY Record-breaking feats can only be celebrated when all involved are safe
Company sets detonator new record
16th October 2020

The Enaex Africa team set another record for the highest number of detonators (3 876 units) fired in a single blast in South Africa, using DaveyTronic detonators at United Manganese of Kalahari... 


AWARD WINNING 
FRAGTrack is an automated fragmentation measurement device that accurately and reliably measures rock size and fragmentation after the blasting stage in mining and quarrying
FRAGTrack wins international Good Design award
16th October 2020

Explosives and blasting systems provider Orica announced last month that its innovative fragmentation measurement technology FRAGTrack was awarded a Good Design accolade in the engineering... 


MAXAM
MAXAM
16th October 2020

Global technology company MAXAM specialises in the manufacture and distribution of energetic materials.  As a value-creation company, MAXAM strives to develop the most advanced adaptive solutions... 


Rock blasting cartridges from NXCO Mining Technologies
Rock blasting cartridges for sensitive environments
9th October 2020

SPONSORED POST (Virtual Showroom): NXCO Mining Technologies is a proudly-South African Level 2 broad-based black economic empowerment company that manufactures and distributes a wide range of... 


Producer to mitigate Covid-19 challenges
2nd October 2020

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, chemicals and energy group Sasol took urgent steps to stabilise the group in the short term. Sasol released its integrated report and 2020 performance for... 


Aboriginal group says Rio Tinto ignored pleas to save sacred cave from blast
Aboriginal group says Rio Tinto ignored pleas to save sacred cave from blast
25th September 2020 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto ignored repeated requests from traditional owners for sacred Australian rockshelters to be protected in the months before the site was blasted during a mine expansion, an Indigenous group... 


Brewery Creek mine, Canada
Brewery Creek mine, Canada
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Brewery Creek is a past-producing heap-leach gold mining operation.  


Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia – update
Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia – update
18th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Fenix Resources has secured approvals from the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety for the project management plan and clearing permit for the project. 


Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia
Iron Ridge direct shipping ore iron project, Australia
11th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Fenix Resources has approved the development of the project. 


GCR upgrades Omnia's ratings
9th September 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Global Credit Rating (GCR) Co has upgraded JSE-listed Omnia’s long- and short-term issuer ratings to BBB+ and A2 respectively, with the outlook revised from negative to stable. The rating... 


La India openpit gold project, Nicaragua
La India openpit gold project, Nicaragua
28th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Condor Gold has made excellent progress in advancing the project to a construction decision. 


BME achieves another blasting record
BME achieves another blasting record
24th August 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Explosives, related accessories and blasting services provider BME has broken the South African record for the largest electronic detonator blast by initiating 3 780 detonators in a single blast at... 


Another SA blasting record for BME
Another SA blasting record for BME
24th August 2020

BME, a member of the Omnia Group has broken the South African record for the largest electronic detonator blast, initiating 3,780 detonators in a single blast at a manganese mine near Hotazel in... 


Packaging organisation urges responsible ammonium nitrate warehousing
21st August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After a cache of ammonium nitrate exploded earlier in August and left great devastation in Beruit, Lebanon, the Responsible Packaging Management Association of Southern Africa has stressed the... 


Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler
Sasol will execute rights issue in 2021 calendar year as it refines ‘ticket size’
17th August 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Debt-laden chemicals and energy group Sasol confirmed on Monday that it was preparing to execute a rights issue during the second half of its 2021 financial year, despite reporting that it was on... 


Yanfolila gold project, Mali – update
Yanfolila gold project, Mali – update
14th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Hummingbird Resources has achieved decent production results from its Yanfolila mine. 


Mt Rawdon mine, Australia
Mt Rawdon mine, Australia
14th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine located 75 km south-west of Bundaberg, in Queensland, Australia. 


ONWARDS AND UPWARDS 
BME has a promising representation of women in its ranks, from operator level to mining engineers, including the company’s logistics and central services
Women representation in mining ‘getting there’
7th August 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Women have definitely been taking up more opportunities in the mining sector, and this is even evident when visiting underground operations, says explosives and blasting company BME. 


Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques
Rio Tinto apologises for failures in Australian cave blast inquiry
4th August 2020 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto apologised to an Australian parliamentary inquiry in its submission on Tuesday for the destruction of ancient sacred caves, admitted to numerous errors, and said it supported reforms to... 


Maxam launches new integrated blasting service
Maxam launches new integrated blasting service
3rd August 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Energetic materials manufacturer Maxam has officially launched its new integrated blasting service, called X-Energy, which is aimed at addressing and optimising the total cost of ownership in... 


AECI CEO Mark Dytor
AECI still turns healthy profit, dividend owing to a robust response plan
29th July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI has declared a gross interim cash dividend of 100c apiece for the six months ended June 30, owing to its well managed cash resources and despite the negative effects... 


BME highlights efforts to secure mining supply chains under lockdown
21st July 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions around Southern Africa have put the spotlight on mines’ supply chain security, especially with regard to key inputs like explosives and specialised blasting services.... 


Marmato mine, Colombia
Marmato mine, Colombia
17th July 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine located in the Caldas department, in the Middle Cauca gold district, in Colombia. 


 Sasol confirms Rompco pipeline sale ‘well advanced’ as asset disposal process kicks into gear
Sasol confirms Rompco pipeline sale ‘well advanced’ as asset disposal process kicks into gear
1st July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Chemicals and energy group Sasol confirmed on July 1 that the sale of its equity interest in the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investment Company (Rompco) and the Central Termica de Ressano... 


Qld manslaughter legislation takes effect
1st July 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

New laws will come into effect in Queensland on Wednesday, with executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if the state’s resources sector workers die because of their criminal negligence, Mines... 


South African munitions and explosives company announces plant engineering contract
22nd June 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African defence company Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), part of the Germany-based Rheinmetall Defence group, has reported that it has won a more than R200-million ($13-million) industrial... 


Concor paves the way for remote Botswana mine
17th June 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Tackling the demanding conditions of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, Concor Infrastructure is nearing completion of a 35 km access road for the Khoemacau Copper Silver Starter Project. Concor is also... 


New strategies outlined for Rwandan mining sector to recover from Covid-19 blow
New strategies outlined for Rwandan mining sector to recover from Covid-19 blow
10th June 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB), a Rwandan body mandated with fast-tracking the realisation of the national vision for mining, petroleum and gas in the country, has unveiled new... 


TAKING FLIGHT 
The drones have been designed for indoor use
Boiler inspection easier with drones
5th June 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Using drones, in addition to rope access, can result in boiler inspections being done at a fraction of the cost and much quicker, notes rope access specialist Skyriders. 


Boiler hire eliminates operational disruptions
5th June 2020

Businesses that rely heavily on boilers are occasionally confronted with a situation where they are forced to operate at reduced capacity. 


The Pilbara region, in Western Australia, contains various cultural heritage sites
Rio Tinto vows to review heritage approach after it blasts sacred site
1st June 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has apologised after it detonated explosives near a 46 000-year-old sacred indigenous site, in Juukan Gorge, Australia. The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People... 


DIGITAL ADVANTAGE 
The STS solution is an attempt to demonstrate the advantages of applying digital training in mining
Solutions provider develops ‘world-first’ VR stope
8th May 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Virtual reality (VR) solutions provider Simulated Training Solutions (STS) is developing a “world-first” VR stope for diversified miner Anglo American’s  Amandelbult platinum operation, in Limpopo,... 


ACCC allows coordinated bargaining for miners
28th April 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed interim authorization by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), allowing resources companies to co-ordinate on sourcing... 


Explosives firm launches mobile blasting-guide app
24th April 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Blasting specialist BME has launched a mobile, Android-based free blasting guide to enable users to quickly calculate and check blast designs and replace traditional paper booklets carried and... 


BWS-AWANDA - A partnership serving South African industry
21st April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Buckau R. Wolf AG machine factory emerged from a shipyard founded in 1838 and changed to a mechanical engineering company through a number of mergers and portfolio changes. As from 1998 BWS... 


Gran Colombia delivers decent gold output despite fewer workers in March
15th April 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Gran Colombia Gold in the first quarter of the year produced 56 247 oz of gold, compared with 60 601 oz produced in the first quarter of last year. CEO Lombardo Paredes says while the... 


Casspir mine protected vehicles
Denel joins campaign to develop local medical ventilator
6th April 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

State-owned defence industrial group Denel has committed itself to assist the country in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in every way it can. In this regard, its top priority is to assist... 


Strong exploration activity in Canada serves for a bit of good news
3rd April 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Amid a surge of bad news for businesses and societies globally, explosives manufacturer BME is nonetheless excited about the exploration landscape for mining in Canada. The company launched its... 


AECI’s acquisition of Brazilian explosives business finalised
3rd April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturer AECI’s acquisition of an explosives business near Lorena, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, for $6.3-million, has been concluded. 


Taseko’s operations not affected by Covid-19
24th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Taseko Mines confirms there have been no confirmed cases of Covid-19 nor related impacts at any of its operations or offices in Canada and the US. Particularly, the company’s... 


AECI’s acquisition of Brazilian explosives business finalised
18th March 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturer AECI’s acquisition of an explosives business near Lorena, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, for $6.3-million, has been concluded. The business was acquired out... 


Saracen awards SRG with blasting contract
16th March 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining services provider SRG Global has been awarded a A$70-million drill and blast contract from gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings. The five-year contract would see SRG providing services at... 


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