Blasting & Explosives
The hub for blasting & explosives news in Africa, and comprehensive information on latest market data.
- Feb- 2020 -5 February

Seequent partners with innovative 3D blast modelling software provider
Seequent announced today it has partnered with OreControl Blasting Consultants, the Denver-based developer of OrePro…
- Dec- 2019 -2 December

Acquisition of Aberdeen firm leads to new CEO
Spirotech Aberdeen, a bulk handling, fabrication and blast containment specialist for the oil and gas…
- Nov- 2019 -14 November

DetNet boosts Wits’ research, teaching on blasting
A state-of-the-art smart blasting system was officially handed over to the Wits Mining Institute (WMI)…
- Oct- 2019 -22 October

Mining looks to technology-focused suppliers
Technology’s contribution to a more sustainable mining sector was one of the central messages from…
- 8 October

NFCA Africa Mining selects MAXAM as blasting solutions supplier for its underground copper mine in Zambia
MAXAM, a global technology company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and application of energetic…
- 1 October

Local blasting leader goes global with home-grown tech
Pioneering beyond its manufacture and supply of cold emulsion explosives, BME has become a home-grown…
- Sep- 2019 -11 September

BME in Canadian JV with Consbec
Blasting and explosives leader BME, a member of South Africa-based Omnia Group, has announced a…
- Jul- 2019 -29 July

MAXAM successfully completes blasting operation for Singapore Port extension, led by DIAP-Daelim JV (DDJV)
MAXAM, a global technology company specializing in energetic materials and blasting solutions, has successfully concluded…


