https://www.miningweekly.com
Civils|Contractor|Exploration|Explosives|Mining|Power|Projects|Service|Services|Systems|Technology
Civils|Contractor|Exploration|Explosives|Mining|Power|Projects|Service|Services|Systems|Technology
civils|contractor|exploration|explosives|mining|power|projects|service|services|systems|technology

Strong exploration activity in Canada serves for a bit of good news

3rd April 2020

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Deputy Editor Online

     

Font size: - +

Amid a surge of bad news for businesses and societies globally, explosives manufacturer BME is nonetheless excited about the exploration landscape for mining in Canada.

The company launched its BME Mining Canada last year, which is a joint venture with Consbec – the largest civils drill and blast contractor in Canada.

BME technology and marketing GM Ralf Hennecke says industry players have shown considerable excitement about the entry of another experienced player in the region’s explosives and blasting market during this year's Prospectors and Developers Association Conference (PDAC), in Toronto.

He adds that Canada has seen a gradual uptick in exploration projects and a number of mine expansions – even though the outlook for most base metals was conservative.

Canada was in the top three exploration performers globally last year, which bodes well for the country’s mining future, Hennecke notes.

“Events such as PDAC allow us to steadily build links in new territories such as North America, leveraging the relationships we already have with majors and juniors in that market.

“In addition to prospective mining customers, we also regularly meet a range of important service providers and contractors with whom we might work in future,” Hennecke says.

Emphasising BME’s commitment to collaboration in the market, especially in the digital and technological space, Hennecke points out that these links are increasingly important to facilitate the integration of technologies in the interest of more productive mining.

“Mines are looking to synergise their supply chains to ensure they benefit optimally from the various services and product developments.

“This means that technology providers must have the capacity to continuously integrate their offerings into customers’ systems – even collaborating with other technology providers to do so. This integration is vital to allow mines to harness the power of new innovations.”

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

Latest News

Ironveld smelter
Ironveld ramp-up slower than expected
28th March 2024 By: Darren Parker

Showroom

GreaseMax
GreaseMax

GreaseMax is a chemically operated automatic lubricator.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Booyco Electronics
Booyco Electronics

Booyco Electronics, South African pioneer of Proximity Detection Systems, offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
27th March 2024
Resources Watch
Resources Watch
27th March 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.092 0.129s - 107pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now