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
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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.
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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

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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.