2. Africa beckons for Remote Exploration Services
While Africa underperformed somewhat with budget allocations for exploration up just 12% in 2021 to USD1.1-billion, exploration activity has at least returned to pre-Covid-19 levels and is expected to increase over the next two to three years with exciting projects in the pipeline in 2022/2023.
4. Southern Africa bets on green energy
South Africa, Zambia and Botswana are backing a green energy revolution in Southern Africa to drive growth in a region decimated by Covid-19, corruption, and mismanagement.
3. Namibia’s deep dive into its environmental state
While the widespread natural deserts and resources of Namibia often seem boundless, they are constantly being impacted in ways that highlight the importance of conservation and proactive management.
Strong showing by BME supports Omnia’s sterling results
Mining and blasting solutions leader BME contributed significantly to the positive results announced in June by its parent company Omnia, which is listed on the JSE.
1. Project background: Why Africa takes to the road!
The team from Why Africa magazine, proudly sponsored by BME is travelling across Africa to collect information about businesses in African nations post Covid19.
Reactive Ground Blast Management in a South Africa Open Pit Zinc Mine
Reactive ground conditions increase the risk of explosives deflagration and/or unplanned detonations. Unexpected and highly reactive ground conditions were recently experienced at a large open-pit zinc mine in the Northern Cape of South Africa.
This white paper is an overview of BME’s investigation and recommended actions.
Safely resolving reactive ground when blasting
When a South African zinc mine experienced a premature detonation in one of its blastholes, BME was soon on site to investigate the incident and apply a safe strategy to proceed.
Mining opportunities in SADC will favour those in the know
With mining seeing a more sustained improvement in many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, miners, and supply partners with experience on the ground are set to have greater gains in the coming year.
