MINING TAMPING SUPPLIER NORTH WEST

OGM Supplies manufactures and supplies bulk and capsule tamping products used in blast-hole charging across South Africa’s underground mining operations. The North West is home to the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, the world’s largest platinum-bearing formation, and our tamping and stemming products are built to suit the narrow, tabular reef mining used to extract the Merensky and UG2 reefs around Rustenburg and Marikana. All are manufactured to SANS 120:2009 to help confine explosive energy safely inside the blast hole.

TAMPING SUPPLY FOR THE BUSHVELD PLATINUM BELT

The Bojanala Platinum district, centred on Rustenburg, Marikana, Kroondal, and Brits, hosts some of the world’s largest PGM operations, including Sibanye-Stillwater’s Rustenburg, Kroondal, and Marikana operations, and Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mines. Platinum mining here follows narrow, tabular reef mining, working the Merensky and UG2 reefs at depths ranging from surface to several kilometres underground.

As with narrow-reef gold mining, consistent shot hole sizing and tamping product dimensions matter more in confined stoping faces than in bulk opencast blasting. OGM Supplies manufactures tamping and stemming products to a consistent specification, so blasting crews across the platinum belt get the same product performance every shift.

CHROME MINING ALONGSIDE PGM OPERATIONS

Chrome is frequently co-mined or separately mined alongside PGMs on the Western Limb, with UG2 reef mining in particular yielding chrome-bearing material. Chrome operations in the Rustenburg-Brits corridor place similar demands on blasting consistency, and OGM Supplies supplies both bulk and capsule tamping formats so procurement and blasting teams can match product to the specific reef and mining method in use.

NORTH WEST SERVICE AREA

We supply mines and blasting contractors across the North West’s platinum belt, including:

• Bojanala Platinum — Rustenburg, Marikana, Kroondal, Brits, Boshoek

WHY NORTH WEST MINES CHOOSE OGM SUPPLIES

OGM Supplies is based in Vereeniging, with established delivery routes via the N4/R24 corridor into Rustenburg and the wider platinum belt.

• Locally manufactured bulk and capsule tamping products, produced to SANS 120:2009
• Custom blends and sizing to match specific shot hole and blast design requirements on the Merensky and UG2 reefs
• Consistent batch quality, with supporting documentation for procurement and risk assessment
• Established delivery routes into the Bojanala platinum belt

If your mine, blasting contractor, or procurement team in the North West needs a reliable, specialist tamping supplier, get in touch with OGM Supplies to discuss your requirements.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do you deliver tamping and stemming products to platinum mines around Rustenburg and Marikana?
Yes. OGM Supplies delivers regularly to mines and blasting contractors across the Bojanala Platinum district, including Rustenburg, Marikana, Kroondal, and Brits.

Can tamping products be sized differently for Merensky versus UG2 reef mining?
Yes. OGM Supplies offers custom blends and sizing to match the specific shot hole diameters and blast design requirements of both Merensky and UG2 reef mining on the Western Limb.

Do you supply tamping products suited to chrome mining alongside PGM operations?
Yes. Chrome is frequently co-mined or separately mined alongside PGMs on the Western Limb. OGM Supplies supplies bulk and capsule tamping formats suited to both platinum and chrome blasting applications in the Rustenburg-Brits corridor.

What is the typical lead time for orders delivered into the North West?
Lead times depend on order volume and product specification. Our Vereeniging base gives us established routes via the N4/R24 corridor into Rustenburg. Contact us with your required delivery date and we will confirm turnaround for your order.

Do you supply both bulk and capsule tamping formats?
Yes. We manufacture and supply both bulk and capsule tamping products, so mines can select the format that best matches their blasting application.

What accreditations does OGM Supplies hold?
OGM Supplies holds BEE and MASC accreditation. Full accreditation documentation is available on request or via our Accreditations page.

Do you supply mines directly, or only through blasting contractors?
Both. We supply mines directly as well as accredited blasting contractors operating across the North West.