MWANZA, Sept. 17 -- BLASTING explosives are not intended solely for security purposes; they also play an important role in facilitating mining operations, particularly for artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs).

When properly regulated, supplied and used, explosives can help miners break mineralbearing rocks more efficiently and improve productivity. Mzinga Corporation is seeking to support this process by making explosives available to small-scale miners at affordable costs while encouraging more productive and organised mining practices.

The corporation says limited access to modern mining technologies, including appropriate blasting explosives, can contribute to a nomadic approach to mining, where miners continually move from one lo...