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BME shares insights at Creamer Media’s Mining Technology Webinar

BME’s GM for Technology and Marketing, Nishen Hariparsad recently participated in Creamer Media’s Mining Technology Webinar, held on 27 August 2025. The webinar focused on how emerging technologies are helping mines enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Nishen highlighted BME’s role in advancing digital blasting technologies and providing integrated solutions that deliver value across the mining

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Empowered women make their mark in mining explosives industry.

Omnia Holdings company BME is growing and developing women to contribute substantially to the business and the mining industry it serves.  Monica Matomane is a Production Manager for the Initiating Systems lines, Electronic Delay Specialist and Mining Explosives Leader, and is the first black woman in this position at BME. She oversees the progression of

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BME AXXIS technology facilitates complex pit design change

The blasting expertise of BME’s AXXIS Product Support and Global Blasting Technical Services (GBTS), together with the drill and blast team at an open-cut metallurgical coal mine, successfully implemented complex pit design changes. This collaboration enabled the adoption of a more efficient blasting method, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. This project was essential to overcome the limitations

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Seasoned explosives leader Van den Berg joins BME

Blasting and metallurgy solutions company BME has appointed Meagan van den Berg as its Managing Director for Africa, a role that will support blasting operations across Africa (excluding South Africa) as well as the global metallurgy operations. BME, a member of the Omnia Group, has developed a strong footprint in Africa since its inception in

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