BME, an Omnia Group firm, is now offering technical blasting services online, allowing the industry to gain access to skilled specialists through virtual consultations and solutions. According to D. Scott Scovira, BME’s Global Manager for Blasting Science, the service is an integral aspect of the company’s recently redesigned website. “Our …

Firestone Diamonds, based in the United Kingdom, has agreed to sell its Botswana mine to a local firm for only $50 000, after previous attempts to sell the mine, which was valued at $10 million in 2014, failed. In 2012, Firestone put the BK11 mine on care and maintenance, citing …

The Botswana Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology, and Energy Security has issued the license renewal for Tsodilo Resources which is valid for two years beginning October 1 this year. The TSX-V company’s  renewed licence covers an area that includes the firm’s BK16 kimberlite asset. The diamondiferous BK16 kimberlite pipe …

Debswana, a Botswanan diamond company, announced the discovery of a 1,098-carat stone, the world’s third-largest of its kind. The stone, discovered on June 1, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi in Gaborone on Wednesday. “It is believed to be the third-largest gem-quality find in the world,” said Debswana Managing Director …

…as coal rush fade away Kibo Energy has announced intentions to refocus, dispose of coal energy projects to focus on renewable energy opportunities. Kibo’s blueprint is in line with the company’s refocused strategy centred on sustainable renewable energy solutions. The development comes following the positive results of an extensive due …

The Caterpillar’s MINExpo experience which features equipment and technology that drives sustainability, increases productivity and delivers effective lifecycle management solutions is set to return this year. Slated for September in Las Vegas under the theme “Together, we’re mining better,” Caterpillar’s MINExpo 2021 experience celebrates the company’s partnership with mines and …

GroundProbe has launched one of the industry’s most advanced doppler radars for reactive geo-hazard monitoring, the RGR-Velox. RGR-Velox (Reactive Geo-hazard Radar) is a military-precision reactive monitoring and alarming system for tailings dam breaches, large slope failures, landslides and avalanches. It detects, tracks and alarms on moving geo-hazards in real-time, keeping …

Debswana has announced discovery of a rare 1,098 carat high gem-quality diamond at Jwaneng Mine. According to the company, the diamond is the largest discovered in Debswana’s history and one of the largest known discoveries of a gem-quality diamond anywhere in the world. “The historic discovery was made at Jwaneng …

Sandfire Resources has granted African Mining Services (AMS), the surface mining division of mining services group Perenti Global, an open-pit mining contract for the T3 pit at its Motheo copper project in Botswana. The deal is worth an estimated $496 million and is the largest single operating contract for the …

Years of innovation and experience in the underground space have now positioned BME – part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – as an important player in mines where low-profile, bord-and-pillar mining methods are employed. As a blasting and explosives leader in the opencast mining sector for decades, BME has steadily …