May 21, 2024

AXXIS initiation system
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Addressing common blasting pain points

Blasting is the single most critical operation affecting the entire mining or quarrying cycle. The current pain points in blasting stem from several key elements, including safety, community relations, legislation and production requirements. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Hennie du Preez, Manager for AXXIS™ Support at BME, discusses how electronic initiation systems can address these challenges and optimise the whole mining process. By Munesu Shoko.

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Meeting evolving drilling needs

Like many other segments of the mining value chain, drilling and blasting techniques have over the years become more and more technical. This, says James R Linton, national product manager – FRD & RT Drills at ELB Equipment, has required that drill rigs become more efficient, faster, reliable and low-maintenance to cope with the higher demands of production. By Munesu Shoko.

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