Our blasting expertise
Rock breaking taken on end to end.
EPC MINEEX offers to take on the whole of your rock breaking activity, from blast design to the blast itself, taking into account the expected fragmentation size distribution as well as environmental and safety constraints.
EPC MINEEX guarantees the reliability of the explosive products and pyrotechnic accessories used.
Our fleet
A fleet sized so that output is never traded off against safety.
A drill rig fleet matched to each type of deposit, in sufficient numbers to meet your targets. Our equipment includes the following machines.
23 Hydraulic drill rigs
Epiroc
T40
Tracked surface drill rig, used on quarry benches and on sites with restricted access.
Sandvik
DX700
Hydraulic production drill rig, with dust collection at the drilling head.
Sandvik
DX800
Higher-capacity drill rig, for hard deposits and sustained output.
EPC
UMFE
Mobile manufacturing units, MMU, producing explosives on site.
EPC
ANFO mixer
ANFO mixing unit.
The craft
A blast rests first of all on the people who run it.
EPC MINEEX relies on a team of highly qualified professionals in drilling and blasting. Our site managers hold the Certificat de Préposé au Tir (shotfirer's certificate), which guarantees their ability to handle explosives safely.
Aware of how sensitive operations involving explosives are, we make sure our blasting crews keep their skills current through specialised training.
Certificat de Préposé au Tir: this is the certification that authorises the handling and use of explosives. All our site managers hold it, and refresher courses are funded by the company.
Know-how and compliance
Model first, store to standard, always trace.
Command of rock breaking techniques
Precise modelling of blasts for optimal operation. The blast design is calculated before it is set out, then compared with the result measured on the muckpile.
Explosives storage
Secure storage areas, compliant with the legislation in force. Two magazines at Ngoundiane, declared and inspected.
Related products
The explosives used on your blasts.
Details of the ranges, packaging and delivery conditions are set out in the Our Products section.
Bulk explosives
ANFO
Bulk explosive for charging blastholes in dry deposits. Delivered in bags or manufactured directly on site by our three mobile manufacturing units.
Bulk explosives
Bulk emulsion
Emulsified ammonium nitrate solutions incorporating a fuel phase. They take over from ANFO wherever it cannot be used, in particular in the presence of water.