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Driving blasting technology for Africa and beyond.

Since 1984, BME has been a leader in the mining industry, delivering expert solutions in commercial blasting while continuously expanding our capabilities. Drawing on decades of experience, we provide a complete range of blasting and mining chemical processing solutions to a global customer base. As part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group, we’ve become a trusted partner for those seeking innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions.

Our two key divisions—BME Blasting Solutions, focused on explosives and initiation systems, and BME Metallurgy, offering mining chemicals and metallurgical processing—combine long-standing expertise with cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver tailored solutions across the entire mining value chain, from rock-breaking to mineral recovery, enhancing performance and efficiency.

With over 40 years of industry experience, we’ve established a strong presence in key regions such as Africa, Australia, Canada, and Indonesia, supported by our extensive infrastructure and secure supply chains. We work closely with our customers, forming partnerships that optimise safety, profitability, and sustainability in their operations.

Our purpose follows on from the Omnia Group purpose of, ‘Innovating to enhance life, together creating a greener future’ for all of our customers and the environments in which we operate.

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Reimagining Blasting: Unlocking Digital Mining Value Through AI-enabled Solutions | Webinar Recording

AI is transforming mining, creating new opportunities to improve performance, strengthen decision-making and unlock greater value from operational data. In this webinar , BME explored how AI-enabled solutions are reshaping blasting and supporting safer, more productive and data-driven mining operations. The session covered: Watch the recording to gain valuable insights on how AI and data-driven

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BME drives the development of connected AI-powered mining operations

blasting from a rock-breaking activity into a sophisticated, data-driven enabler of safer, more efficient, and sustainable operations. “With over 40 years of specialised expertise, we are proving that when advanced explosives are integrated with cutting-edge digital technologies, the value created extends far beyond the blast bench,” said Nishen Hariparsad, General Manager of Technology & Marketing

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Managing Hot Holes and Reactive Ground in Mining Operations | Webinar Recording

Hot holes and reactive ground present unique challenges for mining operations, with the potential to impact safety, explosive performance and operational continuity.

In this webinar, BME experts explore the key differences between these conditions, the risks they pose, and the practical approaches mines can take to identify, manage and mitigate them effectively.

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Building a Resilient Reagent Supply Chain for Stable Metallurgical Operations | Webinar Recording

In today’s mining environment, supply chain resilience has become a critical factor in maintaining safe, stable and productive metallurgical operations. In this webinar, BME Metallurgy’s Teboho Masoeu and Samantha Pillay explore the challenges facing reagent supply chains amid global market volatility, geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing disruptions. The discussion highlights practical strategies mining operations can implement

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Since 1984 we've consistently raised the bar on industry, safety and environmental standards.

BME is a proud member of the Omnia Group. The Omnia Group is a JSE-listed diversified provider of specialised chemical products and services used in the mining, agriculture and chemicals sectors.

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