High in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, explosives and blasting specialist BME recently achieved the first blast outside of South Africa with its new AXXIS Silver™ electronic initiation system. BME, a member company of the JSE-listed Omnia Group, is assisting a diamond mine customer to conduct quality blasts in all weather. According to BME’s AXXIS™[…]
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and FLANDERS have agreed to develop a Digital Interface between FLANDERS’ ARDVARC® Autonomous Drill System (ADS) and Sandvik iSeries rotary blasthole drills. The development of this digital interface is a direct response to growing customer demand for agnostic automation systems in surface mining, the pair say. The digital interface will[…]
In what WesTrac says is a world-first for autonomous drilling, mining services provider Thiess has successfully rolled out a system that involves three Cat® drill rigs being remotely operated by a single operator. The solution is part of an ongoing program, also involving original equipment manufacturer Caterpillar® and specialist Cat equipment and service provider WesTrac,[…]
Mincon says it is pleased to announce the signing of the first commercial contract for its Greenhammer system. It said this milestone is the culmination of many years of development work and is the first step toward revenue generation “with a unique drilling system that has a transformational potential for Mincon and the hard rock[…]
After a pre-release at MINExpo 2021, Epiroc has now introduced its Automatic Bit Changer (ABC) for hands-free bit changes on Pit Viper 270 and Pit Viper 290 series drill rigs used in rotary drilling. The Automatic Bit Changer option is designed to change rotary tricone bits significantly faster than manual exchanges and eliminates human interaction[…]
Explosives and blasting major Orica has taken another step towards achieving its net zero ambition by 2050, by announcing it will source 100% renewable electricity by 2040. Building on its target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, Orica’s renewable electricity target will see the business powered by[…]
Mining support technology, BLAST DOG, which was developed in Australia by IMDEX Limited, is set to be used at the Iron Bridge Operations in the Pilbara of Western Australia under a new three-year agreement. Iron Bridge is an unincorporated joint venture between Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary FMG Iron Bridge and Formosa Steel IB, with the[…]
A four-year collaboration between Orica and LKAB has resulted in the first production blasts using wireless initiation technology at the Kiruna iron ore mine in northern Sweden. These blasts – charged in the middle of May and blasted in early June – are going some way to support LKAB’s safety, productivity and long-term automation objectives,[…]
Austin Powder says it has completed a record blast using its E*STAR Electronic Blasting System Remote 2.5. The blast occurred at a large coal mine in Queensland, Australia, back on June 30, which is serviced by distributor Platinum Blasting Services. A total of 3,630 electronic detonators were consumed in the blast – a global record[…]
Blasting technology – alongside advanced low carbon emission emulsion explosives – is helping pave the way on mining’s sustainability journey, according to BME. “The digital age has given us the opportunity to leverage the quality of our people, products and service – to optimise blast technology,” BME Managing Director, Ralf Hennecke, says. “Building on the[…]
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