Archives: Explosives and blasting

With 43 years of expert drilling behind them, the team from Coldwell Drilling Co have recently introduced the Next Generation Cat® MD6310 Semi-Autonomous Drill into their fleet. Innovating alongside the mining industry, Owner Gayle Coldwell, led Coldwell Drilling Co into becoming a well-respected, specialist blast hole drilling business. Coldwell is once again guiding the team[…]

Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5 year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local citizen owned company, and Basil Read Mining, the South African based company, for the development of an open cast coal mining operation at the MCM, Motheo project. The BR-BB (JV) mining contract was signed[…]

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a significant order from Rio Tinto for mining equipment to be used in the company’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region in Australia. Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest global mining companies, is operating a highly advanced integrated[…]

A strategic alliance formed between contractor Tapojärvi and Yara has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions as the drilling technology supplier of choice for Yara’s Siilinjärvi mine. Sandvik will supply six new Pantera™ DP1600i drill rigs, leveraging Top Hammer XL technology. The rigs are remotely operated by the AutoMine® system and accompanied by a comprehensive[…]

Chilean-based global explosives major Enaex is introducing its Vertex explosives formulation for the first time in Peru’s mining industry, which it says will have a great impact on downstream results.​ The Vertex formulation has higher energetic power with pure ammonium nitrate (99.9%) in its composition, but with​ green technology used in the AN production. ​It[…]

BIA Group says it has completed its mining offer in Africa by entering into an alliance with GHH. “By adding underground products to its portfolio, BIA position itself as the complete full liner towards mining customers in Africa. For GHH Group this partnership means a drastic expansion of its presence in the African market. The[…]

Sulphide-bearing ground presents numerous risks to users of ammonium nitrate (AN) based explosives, so blasting leader BME – part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – has developed both the products and systems to manage safer blasting under these conditions. “We have evolved our emulsion explosives and our testing methodology to deal with the risks posed[…]

Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, has announced the release of its new Advanced Vibration Management (AVM) software that links blast design, modelling and measurement to conserve sensitive structures. Continuing its efforts to create safer, predictable and more productive blast outcomes, Orica has added Advanced Vibration Management (AVM) to[…]

Blasting solutions provider, MAXAM is continuing its automation and digitalisation drive with the development of its X-Energy innovations, all of which are aimed at ensuring the proper use of its explosives’ energy to optimise downstream outputs, according to MAXAM Technical Senior Advisor, Vicente Huélamo. As part of this, MAXAM has developed a “powerful and structured”[…]

Back in 2019, Nokia and Telefónica Peru signed a contract with MMG’s Minera Las Bambas to enable digitalisation and automation projects at its site in Cotabambas, Apurimac region, including deploying a private 4G LTE network which was duly commissioned in July 2020, the first in Peru. MMG said: “The installation of the private LTE network has increased the capacity to transmit[…]