a regional
player in
explosives
Meeting your mining and quarrying challenges of mines and quarries
The history of EPC - Mineex
Creation of Senegalex
(50% Davey Bickford, and 50% Nitrochimie), plus takeover of Mbao explosives depot and Activity: import, storage and distribution of explosives
1984
Creation of Nitrokemfor
Activity: implementation of explosives
2002
1st contract with SOCOCIM INDUSTRIES
2003
Purchase of Senegalex shares by EPC Senegal
2009
Creation of Mineex Suarl
by Rokhaya Sall Mbaye
2011
Merger absorption of Nitrokemfor
2012
Start of the explosive depot in Ngoudiane (Diack)
with a capacity of 40T of explosives
2013
EPC Senegal acquires a stake in Mineex
2017
Use of drone imagery in quarry operations
2018
Triple certification of the Integrated Management System: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
2019
Commissioning of the Diack EPC Senegal depot
2021
Renewal of our certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 Migration to ISO 45001
2021
Merger between EPC Senegal - Mineex
2022
Open-pit drilling-blasting.
Our DNA : The search for solutions
- Drilling – mining at rock quarries and mines (mass blasting, rubble and ornamental stones) ;
- The sale of explosive products and shooting accessories ;
- Dam and public works sites ;
- Special works (rock cuttings, ramps, trenches, wells)
- Demolition work.
Open-pit drilling-blasting.
Our DNA : The search for solutions
- Drilling – mining at rock quarries and mines (mass blasting, rubble and ornamental stones) ;
- The sale of explosive products and shooting accessories ;
- Dam and public works sites ;
- Special works (rock cuttings, ramps, trenches, wells)
- Demolition work.
Our engineers and technicians
in all stages of mining
- Geological and structural characterization of the massif ;
- Design of the firing plan assisted by advanced Expertir® software developed by the EPC Group ;
- Firing control and measurements: drone survey, pile granulometry, clearance speed, vibration measurement, volume, piles, etc ;
- Control of nuisance from blasting: noise, vibrations, projections, smoke, blocks, etc ;
- Optimizing results.
EPC MINEEX
Equipment
- 11 hydraulic drills (EPIROC, SANDVIK, FURUKAWA) ;
- 23 light vehicles ;
- 2 UMFE explosives manufacturing trucks ;
- 1 tank carrier.
Facilities
- 1 explosives depot in Mbao with a capacity of 600 tonnes ;
- 2 explosive depots in Ngoudiane with a capacity of 120 tonnes of explosives and 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.
Our human resources
0
employees in Senegal
- Geological engineers and qualified maintenance engineers ;
- Experienced miners and miners with a Shooting Officer Certificate or equivalent ;
- Dynamic and responsive management that listens to customers.