Succcess Stories Ensuring a more sustainable mining industry
Reducing blasting costs and the carbon footprint of blasting
A copper mining operation in the northern Chilean Region II ranked among the top 15 in the world. The impressive numbers speak for themselves: the operation mines approximately 305 million tons of rock yearly and produced around 274 thousand tons of copper in 2021. Despite these remarkable results, the process must address two critical issues: reducing its environmental impact and lowering blasting costs
Mining operations can be made more sustainable by reducing diesel consumption
Magnex®, powered with Optiflow® technology, provides a comprehensive solution. The emulsion used in Magnex® has a lower density and only needs to be mixed with ammonium nitrate, eliminating the need for diesel in the final product. This results in cost savings for blasting while promoting environmentally responsible mining practices.
Your benefits:
The operation reduced blasting costs by 3.2%
By using MIC, the mining operation could eliminate the use of diesel in the pit and its management for manufacturing. This reduced 851 m3 of diesel in one year, equivalent to 476 tons of CO2. The lower-density blasting agent used in MIC also helps reduce the product volume in each borehole, resulting in a 3.2% reduction in blasting cost. This is achieved without the need for chemical gasification, and it also increases the productivity of the loading process.
Our commitment to excellence and the environment helps us build stronger customer relationships. Through innovation, we have achieved a more efficient, economical, and sustainable production process while reducing the use of fossil fuels in blasting.
