Blast Alliance is next step in BME digital journey
Blasting technology is moving mining towards a more sustainable future, a trend given now more impetus by the recent launch of blast leader BME’s ‘Blast Alliance’ brand.
April 1, 2021
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BME blasts its way to SA record
The blast was conducted by BME, an Omnia Group company, at the end of 2020 at a manganese mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Using its well-proven AXXIS electronic initiation system, BME was able to plan and execute a blast of 4,647 detonators. Just a few months earlier, the company had broken a previous record at the same mine by initiating 3,780 detonators in a single blast.
March 24, 2021
Mines push on as SA plays catch-up
The South African mining sector is managing the Covid-19 pandemic remarkably well, but the country needs to do more if it wants mining to benefit from the looming demand peak in ‘green minerals’, according to Ralf Hennecke, General Manager: Technology and Marketing at Omnia Group company BME.
February 15, 2021
BME targets drill-and-blast partners in USA
With a successful joint venture in Canada, BME is now also established in the United States – offering its sought-after explosives product range including electronic and non-electronic initiation
systems and packaged explosive products.
February 1, 2021
Digital journey in blasting supports mines’ sustainability
The quest to raise productivity on mines is relying increasingly on technological innovation and pushing the boundaries of blasting science has therefore been a priority for explosives and blasting leader BME, a member of the JSE-listed Omnia group.
January 28, 2021
BME’s greener blasts from processed used oil
For over three decades, Omnia group company BME has been incorporating used oil in its world-class emulsion explosives, making blasting greener and reducing environmental risk.
November 2, 2020
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