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.
Operational excellence, safety are two sides of same coin
The key to an improved health and safety record in the mining workplace lies with integrating safety firmly as part of operational excellence.
Another SA blasting record for BME
24 August, 2020, Johannesburg – 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 the Northern Cape.
BME’s new Blasting Guide app makes the job easier for blasters
BME has launched a new, free Blasting Guide application for Android mobile devices, enabling users to rapidly calculate and check blast designs.
Blasting trials are proving latest version of AXXIS
The AXXIS TITANIUM system, the latest generation of BME’s tried and tested AXXIS blasting systems, is expected to be launched later this year as a successor to the company’s second-generation version.
Blasting experts support mines during lockdown
Through South Africa’s strict Covid-19 lockdown, essential service provider BME has supported coal mines’ blasting operations so that Eskom power stations can keep the country’s lights on.
Blast planning taken to new heights
As part of its continuous development of digital solutions, blasting leader BME has further enhanced its BLASTMAP blast planning tool with an added burden relief timing module.
Blasting technology in spotlight at Brisbane explosives event
The steady growth of the International Society of Explosives Engineers’ Australian conference and exhibition shows how blasting technology and expertise is constantly improving, according to BME Australia.
World record electronic detonator blast achieved in Queensland
Another world record for BME.
Mines’ technology push means new approaches to digitisation
As mining companies increasingly look to new technologies to improve their productivity, they are starting to think differently about how they approach digitisation and automation.