Optimize drill & blast operations
14 May | 3 PM SAST (GMT+2)
Drill and Blast processes are amongst the most expensive activities for mine operations and require proper measurement and audit. Poor fragmentation adversely impacts mill throughput and requires proper monitoring and tracking. Measuring post-blast movement and translating ore polygons to account for displacements are critical steps in achieving optimal ore yield and improvement in mill head feed grade.
During this webinar, you will learn:
- How to design blasts for optimal fragmentation
- How high-precision drilling assists in achieving the required fragmentation
- How to collect actual fragmentation data post-blasting and reconcile this with planned values
- How to use blast monitoring technologies to delineate post-blast ore control polygons, reducing ore loss and dilution
Speakers:
Phumudzo Netshapapame, Senior Technical Sales Specialist
Phumudzo is a mining engineer based in Johannesburg. His career spans roles at AngloAmerican and Rio Tinto. He joined Hexagon in 2012, responsible for technical support, training and implementations. As Senior Technical Sales Specialist for the Africa, Europe and Middle East (EMEA) region, Phumudzo continues to solve complex mining problems with his passion for technology.
Edgar King, Product Manager
Edgar is a Control Engineer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the mining industry with the last 7 heading the African Office of Split Engineering.
Edgar is currently a product manager for the Split suite of fragmentation measurement solutions at Hexagon Mining. He continues to advance the frontiers of fragmentation measurement within Hexagon’s product portfolio.
Bouchra Gharrad, Product Manager
Bouchra Gharrad obtained a mining engineering degree from the Mohammadia School of Engineering in Morocco before embarking on her career as Research and development analyst, then Mining Production Engineer in the crushing and screening units at OCP.SA phosphate company. In 2019 she joined Hexagon, working from the Casablanca office as a Technical Sales Specialist for Africa, Europe and Middle East (EMEA) region.
Dzigbordi Arkoli, Blast Movement Technologies (part of Hexagon)
Dzigbordi is a Mining and Geological Engineer based in Ghana. He has over 15 years’ experience in the mining industry. He has worked in mine-to-mill reconciliation, geological database management, mineral resource estimation, grade control and mining operations for various mines in Ghana.
Dzigbordi is currently the Senior Consultant – Technical Lead at Blast Movement Technologies (BMT), a Hexagon Company. He provides technical support, training and implementation of Blast Movement Monitoring System to customers across Africa.