Better blasts. Safer people.
Training, blast design software and consulting from an explosives engineer with 17 years in mining and civil blasting operations.
Everything you need for a good blast
From the classroom to the bench and the tunnel face: people who understand explosives, designs that work, and the tools to do it properly.
Training
Practical short courses on the safe and effective use of commercial explosives, for low to mid-level mine employees.
Courses →Software
Ring, Tunnel and Surface Blast Designer: Windows programs that calculate and report complete blast designs.
Programs →Consulting
Blast designs, audits and problem solving for surface and underground operations, with a written report.
Services →Pocket books
A6 field references for blasters: formulas, tables and rules of thumb for surface, tunnel, narrow reef and massive mining blasting.
Booklets →Introduction to Surface Blasting Operations
Three days covering explosives, initiation systems, timing, blast design with rules of thumb, drilling, specialised techniques, environmental control and safety. Every participant gets a colour course manual and a Surface Blasting Pocket Book.
- 3 days in person
- Online on request
- R8 000 per person
- 10% off for groups of 10+
Design it, check it, report it
Each program works out the full design from your rock and explosives, shows a clear summary, and produces a complete blast report with design checks. R10 000 per licence per year.
Ring Blast Designer
Ring (fan) blast patterns for sublevel open stoping.
Watch the overview video →Tunnel Blast Designer
Tunnel and development faces, narrow reef stopes and shaft sinking.
Watch the overview video →Surface Blast Designer
Bench blasts with rock zones, pre-split and buffer holes.
Watch the overview video →Ready to talk blasting?
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