Innovation in blast movement monitoring recognised at Australian Mining’s Prospect Awards

BMT has been recognised for its innovative Blast Movement Monitoring system in the 2018 Australian Mining Prospect Awards with the Austmine-sponsored Innovative Mining Solution Award. 

"We are honoured to be selected winner from such a strong shortlist of innovative mining technology companies," said BMT CEO Jacques Janse.

"By continuing to expand our operations in Australia, with a new office opening in Perth, and overseas in Santiago, Chile, we are ahead of our FY19 targets and projecting to achieve our financial goals for the year. The growth phase we are experiencing is due to an increased uptake of our solution in Russia, South America, Africa and Western Australia. We are experiencing a positive but very busy 2018."

The BMM solution is implemented at more than 102 surface mines in 35 countries for use in commodities such as copper, gold, iron ore, lithium, nickel, platinum, silver and zinc. Our global team of blast movement consultants help customers maximise the full value of their investment and our unique skillset of understanding and mastering the effect of blast movement in rock is a major strength. Once implemented, many customers achieve a return on investment within two or three blasts.

As mining companies continue to implement their digital mine strategies, BMT sees data analytics, automation (UAV, trucks and data gathering probes) and collaboration between METS companies being important trends. The company's current R&D projects will expand its product and solution portfolios, and include combining the blast movement solution with other METS market leading solutions. BMT is currently developing its BMM Explorer software to integrate seamlessly with almost all other short term mine planning software.