MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BME’s software drives blasting value for mines 19 June 2014, Johannesburg: Computer software is transforming the effectiveness of blasting techniques, taking the relatively recent application of electronics in this field to another level, according to BME technical director Tony Rorke; but the real challenge has been to make it fit-for-purpose …
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BME hits 30 years on a high 15 May 2014, Johannesburg: Celebrating three decades in business, SA-based mining explosives company BME has become a familiar name throughout Africa as it continues to rapidly grow into new markets. Moving steadily all over the continent, the company’s staff numbers have doubled in …
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Science of blasting keeps BME at cutting edge 29 April 2014, Johannesburg: A dedicated ‘blasting science’ team – including experts in engineering, physics, mathematics and geology – has become a key driver of innovation in BME, according to blasting technology director Tony Rorke. “Research, learning and the scientific application of …
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BME’s pump technology brings benefits of emulsion blasting to narrow reef operations 29 April 2014, Johannesburg: As rising underground production costs weigh heavily on SA’s mining companies, leading explosives supplier BME has fine-tuned its portable emulsion pump – paving the way for safer, more economical blasting in narrow-reef stopes. BME’s …
NEWS SNIPPET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Simple solutions to blast design with BME’s Blast Calculator 12 March 2014, Johannesburg: Explosive’s company BME has developed an innovative application which provides a quick and simple way of calculating a powder factor, checking charge mass per hole, estimating vibration at a point or even working out the cost of …
Media Release 7 August – Johannesburg: Now more than ever, mines need to ensure a positive social and economic impact in their stakeholder communities – and the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at Wits University is helping operations across Africa to build and develop these skills. Its five-day course on Socio-Economic Development …
Post Caption Release 01 August 2014 – Johannesburg: The University of the Witwatersrand has received a R12, 5million donation from Sibanye Gold Limited towards mining and engineering education. At a handover ceremony held on 25 July 2014 at the Sibanye Gold Academy on the West Rand, University of the Witwatersrand Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Knowledge, Information and …
Media Release 25 July 2014 – Johannesburg: Many health and safety accidents happen because of systemic failures in the workplace, not just negligence – that is according to Wits University’s Professor Kobus de Jager, who presents a course at the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) to address precisely those failures. The five-day …
Media Release 11 July 2014 – Johannesburg: Laws regulating the resettlement of communities for mining projects may be poorly defined such that if they are used literally then neither the mining company nor the community are protected. This could result in delays to approvals that may affect the viability of operations or development projects, according …
Exclusive Opinion Piece In her new role as director of the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI),Professor Caroline Digby is now actively involved in achieving the centre’s objective of instilling a cross-disciplinary and cross-border approach in sustainability research. In doing so, the CSMI is in the process of …
