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.
By: Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of the Omnia Group, Ralf Hennecke, Managing Director – BME, Nishen Hariparsad, General Manager for Marketing and Technology – BME and Lefa Masiuana, General Manager: Metallurgy – BME. With global investment in Africa’s mining sector having dipped in recent years, industry players, governments and communities must work together to restore investor
African Mining Indaba in Cape Town – with Omnia Holdings company BME’s teams from its blasting solutions and mining chemicals divisions on hand to offer their insights. According to Dr Ramesh Dhoorgapersadh, General Manager: Operational Excellence & SHERQ at BME, mining players in Africa are responding to the rapidly evolving environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Environmentally responsible chemical practices demand an integrated approach from mines, across the mining value chain, with hydrometallurgy included, according to Daniel Verwey, Business Development Manager at Omnia Holdings company BME Metallurgy. Verwey said mining companies are increasingly searching for practical ways to reduce the risks associated with chemicals in applications, such as leaching, flotation, metal
Metallurgy has succeeded in developing and applying an innovative solution that promises potential in other commodity segments. According to Daniel Verwey, Business Development Manager at BME Metallurgy, colloidal silica can cause serious operational issues in hydrometallurgical plants and particularly in solvent extraction. “For many years, process plants have grappled with the impacts of silica, a
