Southern Explosives Supplies is an Australian drill and blast contractor for mining, quarrying and civil construction, operating since 1980.
Southern Explosives Supplies started as a one-person operation in 1980. Today we are an independent Australian drill and blast contractor supporting more than 30 active sites, with offices and workshops in Goulburn, New South Wales and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a modern Epiroc and Furukawa fleet and our own transport division.
Drilling and blasting for mining, quarrying and civil construction, backed by maintenance, field service and dry hire.
Flexible drill and blast capability for owner miners, mining contractors and specialist drill and blast providers, from dry hire and experienced labour through to a fully integrated Full Service Drill and Blast Service.
Our mining capability covers production and overburden drilling, pre-split and trim work, grade-control support, blast design, survey, explosives logistics, shotfiring, monitoring and blast reconciliation.
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Quarry drill and blast services from blast-hole drilling and technical support to complete Full Service Drilling and Blasting delivery, planned around production targets, bench conditions and environmental limits.
Face profiling, survey and set-out, blast design, drilling, bore tracking, explosives supply, hole loading, shotfiring, monitoring and post-blast review under one accountable team.
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Controlled drilling and blasting for roadworks, dams, subdivisions, bulk excavation and rock cuttings, including work near buildings, services, traffic corridors and other sensitive receivers.
Site-specific designs manage charge distribution, timing, flyrock, ground vibration and airblast, with GPS-referenced monitoring and compliance reporting.
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The SES Maintenance Division supports SES and client-owned blast-hole drills through planned servicing, preventative maintenance, breakdown response and practical field repairs, on site or in our workshops.
Capability includes hydraulic diagnostics and repairs, drifter rebuilds, component inspections and change-outs, mobile hose manufacture, workshop overhauls, precision tooling and custom fabrication.
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Selected drill and blast equipment for dry hire across mining, quarrying and civil construction, including new-to-low-hour Epiroc SmartROC T45 rigs in long-mast and short-mast configurations.
Packages can include shotfirer and service vehicles, explosives magazines and ancillary equipment, with the SES transport division mobilising rigs, machinery and containers Australia wide.
View serviceOur rigs and survey equipment run current positioning technology, from pattern set-out through to blast reconciliation.
GPS guided drilling on our Epiroc rigs. The rig positions each hole to the blast design without survey mark-up on the floor, in any conditions, day or night.
Drill pattern set-out, as-built surveys, blast reconciliation and quality assurance using current generation survey equipment.
Blast designs, drill logs and post-blast reports document what was designed, drilled and fired on every shot.
Our rigs are owned, late model and serviced by our own maintenance division, and mobilised Australia wide by the SES transport division.
Production does not always run to office hours. When the program requires it, SES can structure night operations and around-the-clock project support, including shift coverage, field service and breakdown response.
Call or email for drilling and blasting, dry hire, maintenance or careers. Offices and workshops in Goulburn NSW and Kalgoorlie WA.
OFFICES IN GOULBURN NSW AND KALGOORLIE WA | SERVICING AUSTRALIA WIDE