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Sustainability in focus

The activities of the extractive industry have numerous impacts on the environment, and blasting operations have their fair share of impact in that regard. Dr Ramesh Dhoorgapersadh, GM: Operational Excellence & SHERQ at BME, a leading provider of expert solutions in commercial blasting, unpacks the importance of putting sustainability at the centre of mining operations and how the company, through several initiatives, has been a catalyst in driving the industry towards more sustainable operations. By Munesu Shoko.

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A critical step to conveyor safety and efficiency

Conveyor belt cleanliness is more critical to safe and efficient operation than you may think. Quarry operators often believe in an efficiency ‘sweet spot’, the balance between the amount of spillage beneath the system and dust emissions above, relative to the volume of material being transported and the total uptime. That balance is a myth. There is no trade-off between maintaining a clean operation and ensuring productivity. By Dave Mueller, Product Manager, Conveyor Products, Martin Engineering.

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