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Modeling is a Guess; Measure for Success …Because #NoTwoBlastsAretheSame

Differences in Explosive Properties, Blast Design, Rock Properties, and Boundary Conditions between blasts mean that no two blasts are the same. Accounting for Inherent variability is critical! Attempts to use these inputs to model or predict both horizontal and vertical blast movement without direct measurement do not account for the inherent variability in both magnitude […]

ALABC recognises BMT’s ongoing work in the region … Australia Latin America Business Excellence Award 2019

Amongst the glitz and glamour of last Friday nights 30th Anniversary Black Tie Gala Dinner in Sydney, ALABC celebrated the wonderful business relationships that some large and not-so-large companies have developed with Latin America. The region is one of Australia’s most important trade partners with many industries finding a mutual ground to grow business. As […]

Changing the way we collect data post-blast, our latest innovation, the Flight Enabled Detector

With so many benefits when utilising our unique BMM system, BMT continues to create new ways more mines can access this technology. By the introduction of our new Flight Enabled Detector (FED), we are, amongst other benefits, removing the need for employees to walk the muck pile. This great new piece of hardware continues […]

Our latest Voice of Customer video … Nzema Gold Mine incorporates our BMM system

At BMT our values are focused around our customer and ensuring we are offering superior service and outcomes. Blast Movement Technologies enjoys hearing from our customers that are embracing new mining tech and sharing their journey. Innovative operators such as Nzema Gold Mine are incorporating our new technology, BMM System, and gaining a greater understanding […]

Nullagine Gold Operation reduces dilution and ore loss in narrow vein ore bodies

Millennium Minerals’ Nullagine Gold Operation, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, sources gold from seven mining centres established over a +40km strike length. Despite following a common structural trend, a large variance occurs between deposits, which requires a different approach to blasting for each pit—so blast movement is highly variable. Previously, NGO had […]

Red Dog Operations saves US$6.5 million through blast movement monitoring

Teck’s Red Dog Operations, one of the world’s largest zinc mines, saves an estimated $6.5 million annually through blast movement monitoring. Teck employs our technology at three of its open-pit properties: Red Dog Operations (Zinc), Highland Valley Copper and Carmen de Andacollo (Copper and Gold). By accounting for blast movement, the mines recover more ore […]

Driving efficiencies at Evolution Mining’s Cowal gold mine

Evolution Mining’s executive chairman, Jake Klein, describes how investing in new technologies and developing a culture where every employee acts like an owner underpins the company’s efficient and productive mining operations. Read the complete Evolution story in The Australian Mining Review. Two Evolution properties, Mt Carlton and Cowal, use BMT’s blast movement solution to reduce […]

Blast movement monitoring helps a North American gold mine improve ore recovery and reduce dilution

Accounting for blast movement generated US$215,000 in one blast for this low-grade, disseminated-ore gold mine. This mine blasts its soft, sedimentary rock-hosted deposits using a low powder factor to achieve fragmentation, and mines 20 to 40 ft benches a single pass. Even with the low powder factor, the grade control team identified that dilution was […]

New Liberty Gold Mine deploys BMT’s blast movement monitoring solution

West African gold producer, Avesoro Resources, has announced that it has deployed BMT’s blast monitoring technology to maximise ore recovery in its New Liberty gold mine, located in Liberia. “BMT has been working with New Liberty’s geology team to help them understand the dynamics of ore movement and the benefits of properly accounting for movement […]

Asanko Gold deploys BMT’s blast monitoring solution in Ghana

Canadian gold mining company, Asanko Gold, recently deployed BMT’s blast monitoring solution after tests identified blast movement as a source of ore loss and dilution at its Nkran pit, located within the Kumasi Basin on the “Asankrangwa gold belt”. Bright Fianu, BMT’s Regional Sales Manager-Africa, said “Asanko’s investment demonstrates the potential returns from blast monitoring. […]

Mt Milligan implements blast monitoring solution to reduce ore loss and dilution

After successful blast monitoring trials in 2016, Mt Milligan, a gold/copper surface mine in British Columbia, selected our blast monitoring solution to reduce dilution and improve the mill feed grade. Mt Milligan continues to realise significant value from blast monitoring. Read Centerra’s results press release.

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