detonador rionel maxam

riodet electric Aluminium detonator

riodet AluminiumRIODET electric detonators are designed to be used in mining, quarrying, construction and underground applications.

RIODET are provided in three delayperiod series, Instant (Z), Micro delay(M) and Long Period delay (D):

• RIODET Micro delays are provided in 25 delay periods providing flexibility in short period blast designs.

• RIODET Long Period delays are provided in 16 delay periods providing flexibility in long period blast designs.

RIODET is offered in two different types of sensitivity.I - Insensitive: standard sensitivityfor normal applications.H - Highly Insensitive: forapplications that involve a potentialrisk of accidental ignition.

RIODET wire is easy to deploy, and features an easy to remove shunt cover.

To facilitate identification, the delay period of each detonator is stamped on the bottom of the detonator and on the identification tag.

RIODET are rigorously tested with 100m water column pressure for 48 hours, making the RIODET series optimal for difficult conditions.

1.Safe and easy to removeshunt cover.

3.The fasteningband is easyto breakmanually inorder toachieve aquickerloadingoperation.

5.Colour codedwire for easyidentificationof delayseries.

2.Highprecision #8strengthdetonatorfitted with adoublecrimp.

4.Waterresistant labelwhichincludesDelay Period,Timing,Length andLot Number.

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riodet

ADVANTAGES• Safe, reliable and user friendly.• Accurate delay timing.• Highly visible delay tags.• Water resistant.• #8 strength detonator ensures

reliable initiation of all cap-sensitive explosives.

• Resistant to high pressure

1

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3

5

riodet electric Aluminium detonator

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MAXAM DANTEX, SA (Pty) Ltd Rand Leases Mine, Rand Leases DrivePO Box 262 Florida 1710, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South AfricaTel: +27 (0)11 831-1300Fax: + 27 (0)11 6744541www.maxam-corp.co.za

MAXAM Europe, S.A.Avda. del Pertenon, 16Campo de las Naciones28042 Madrid, EspanaTel: +34 91 722 01 00Fax: +34 91 722 01 01

LEGAL WARNING AND EXCLuSION OF RESPONSIBILITyThe information contained herein (the “Information”) is not exhaustive and subject to periodical review. The data contained herein may vary on account of the particular operating and maintenance conditions and of external factors, such as humidity, temperature, or pressure. Maxam Europe, S.A. and/or its affiliates (“MAXAM”) do not warrant or make any representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the Information. MAXAM further reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior written notice, to modify the products described herein (the “Products”) and/or their specifications. The use of the Products is an intrinsically dangerous activity and must, consequently, be restricted to qualified and trained users in possession of any necessary permits and licenses, and comply at all times with appropriate safety and risk prevention measures and with the applicable law. The use, storage, or otherwise handling, of the Products may be subject to local regulations and restrictions, which must be examined and observed by the user. This document and any accompanying information (the “Documentation”) is not intended to constitute, and shall not be construed as, an offer or contractual commitment on MAXAM’s side. MAXAM expressly disclaims any liability towards third parties with regard to the Documentation. For further information about the Products, please contact your distributor or sales representative directly.

280 or 246 mm

560 or 552mm 295 or 444mm

Gross Weight(kg)

Net Weight(kg)

Diameter Wire (mm)

Units per BoxLength(m)

Standard Packaging, Class 1.1B (nominal values)

Electrical Characteristics

(nominal values)

Delay Times(Nominal values)

Electrical Characteristics of Wire(nominal values)

Micro Delay (25ms) Series

Long Period Delay Series

-255075

100125150175200225250275300325350375400425*450475*500550600650700750

01 23456789

10111213141516171819202224262830

Time (ms)Delay Time (ms)Delay

-250*500750*1.0001.5002.0002.5003.0003.5004.0004.5005.0005.5006.0007.000*8.000*

0½1

1½23456789

1011121416

Class

UN Number

Transport Classification

1.1B

UN 0030

1.4B 1.4S

UN 0255 UN 0456

Standard Packaging Special Packaging

Contact your local MAXAM

representative for further information.

34*56*79

121518

20**25**30**

500500250 †

2502502502001201001006060

0,60,60,60,60,60,60,6

0,720,720,720,720,72

151911141619202121252023

172113161821222323272225

0,3-0,5

8-16

0,45

2,5

0,60

0,72

0,065

0,0420,03-0,05

1.100-2.500

4

25

Bridge Resistance (ohms)

Type I Type H

Trigger pulse (mW.s/ohm)

Safety Current A

Recommended trigger

current (in series A)

Diameter Wire Resistance (ohms/meter)

*Non-standard Delay. Available upon request.

*Non-standard Length. Available upon request.** Packaging is provided in spools with box dimentions 552mm x 444mm x 246mm.† Available in special packaging 1.4B with 500 units per box.

Long Period Delay

Type I Type H

Colour Code

Instant

Micro Delay (25ms)

Green/White

Green/Blue

Green/Turquoise

Pink/White

Pink/Blue

Pink/Turquoise

Permissible riodet

Permissible riodetPermissible Riodets® are electric detonators, suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Permissible Riodet for internal coal mining is offered in three sensitivities, depending on the requirements of the workplace: S - Sensitive, I - Insensitive, and AI - Highly Insensitive.

Electric copper-cap detonator

Characteristics Strength : no. 8 cover : PVc.

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Electrical Characteristics (Nominal values)

Bridge resistance

(ohms)

Firing pulse (mW.s/ohm)

Safety current (A)

Recommended minimum trigger

current connection in series (A)

Type S 1.2-1.6 0.8-3 0.18 1.2

Type I 0.3-0.5 8-16 0.45 2.5

Type AI 0.03-0.05 1.100-2.500 4 25

Transport Classification uN 0030 class 1.1B Available upon request: Classification uN 0255 class 1.4B (from 4 m) Classification uN 0456 class 1.4S

For TOLERANCES, see product specifications. See use instructions on the product box or on safety data sheet.

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Packaging (Nominal values)

Length (m)

Units/box Net weight (Kg)Gross weight

(Kg)Applications

3 500 17 19 For use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

5 250 12 14

7 250 18 20

10 250 22 24

Other lengths upon request. Box dimensions: 560 x 280 mm

Delay times (Nominal values)

Microdelay series Long Period Delay series

Nº Time (ms)

Nº Time (s)

0 - 0 -

1 30 1 0.5

2 60 2 1

3 90 3 1.5

4 120 4 2

5 150 5 2.5

6 180 6 3

7 210 7 3.5

8 240 8 4

9 270 9 4.5

10 300 10 5

11 330 11 5.5

12 360 12 6

13 390

14 420

15 450

16 480

17 510

18 540

Colour Code

Type S Type I Type AI

Instant Red/White Pink/White Green/White

Long Period Delay Red/Blue Pink/Blue Green/Blue

Microdelay Red/yellow Pink/yellow Green/yellow

Permissible riodet




rioseis P seismic booster

Characteristics Strength : no. 8 cover : PVc.

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uEB’s seismic booster is specifically made for seismic explorations. It is manufactured with a rigid plasticcover and is sensitive to the detonator.

Among its properties we can outline the following:

• use of the boosters is not affected by long lasting storage, provided that they are kept in proper dry conditions.

• It is a more stable product than dynamite.

• High density* (1.6 gr/m3), high velocity of detonation* (7,500 m/s), and high detonation pressure* (225 Kbar).

• Boosters function very consistently, regardless of the hydrostatic pressure to which they are subjected.

• Optimum balance between high and low-frequency signals, essential to achieve optimum interpretation and resolution of seismic data.

• Attenuates low frequencies and strengthens high frequencies.

• Reaches peak speeds of several millimeters.

• uEB’s extensive product line also includes the Biobooster (biodegradable booster).

*Rated values.

High-energy booster for seismic exploration


Transport Classification uN 0042. Class 1.1D

For TOLERANCES, see product specifications. See use instructions on the product box or on safety data sheet.

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Characteristics (Nominal values)

Weight (g)

Diameter (mm)Length (mm)

Units/Box Net Weight (Kg)

Gross Weight (Kg)

Box Dimensions (mm)

500 40 352 48 24 25 379 x 256 x 335

1000 56.5 367 24 24 25 379 x 256 x 335




riobooster cast booster

riobooster cAst boosterRIOBOOSTERS are high energy explosives designed to produce high velocity of detonation and high detonation pressure, ensuring reliable initiation of bulk and cartridge explosives such as RIOFLEX, RIOMEX, RIOXAM and RIOGEL.

RIOBOOSTERS have been designed for maximum protection of the RIONEL non electric detonator.

RIOBOOSTERS will accept all MAXAM RIONEL non electric detonators, RIOTRONIC electronic detonators and RIODET electric detonators.

RIOBOOSTERS must always be initiated by an #8 strength detonator, and some (as specified in the characteristics table), by RIOCORD 10 and 12 g/m.

RIOBOOSTERS are made up of a mixture of high-powered explosive products. This highly stable composition gives the product an approximate density of 1.6 g/cc, making lowering the RIOBOOSTERdown the blasthole easier.

RIOBOOSTERS are also less likely to be lifted up the side of the hose during bulk loading operations.

RIOBOOSTERS have been designed for simple handling. Their oil and water resistance, supplemented by a slow aging curve, gives it characteristics that make it suitable for use in extreme working conditions.

The shelf life of cast RIOBOOSTERS is dependent upon the product being stored in moderate temperatures in dry, well ventilated magazines for Class 1.1D explosives.

1.Cast designfor firm andprotected“doublelocked”detonatorplacement.

2.Colour codedsizes for highvisibility andeasyidentificationof sizes.

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riobooster

ADVANTAGES• Safe and reliable and user friendly.• Cast design protects detonator.• Variable size to suit application.• Accepts all MAXAM initiation

systems.• High detonation pressure output.• Oil and water resistant.

12

riobooster cast booster

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Standard Packaging

Class

UN Number

TypeDiameter

(mm)Length(mm)

Units/Box

NetWeight

(Kg)

Standard Packaging, Class 1.1D(Nominal values)

Standard Packaging, Class 1.1D(Nominal values)

1.1D

UN 0042


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56

56

128

114

110

74

58

58

26,0

25,0

22,4

27,0

26,0

23,5

GrossWeight

(Kg)Initiation

Contact your local MAXAM

representative for further information.

800

450

400

RIOCORD 10 and 12 g/m #8 strength detonator



90

152

114

108

46

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Density(g/cm3)

1.60

1.60

1.60

Detonation Pressure

>20MPa

>20MPa

>20MPa

Velocity of Detonation

(m/s)

7500

7500

7500

1.60

1.60

>20MPa

>20MPa

7500

7500

22,5

22,8

23,5

23,8

250

150

#8 strength detonator

#8 strength detonator

376 mm 261 mm

mm

672

356 mm266 m

m

372

mm

rionel ddX non electric dual delay detonator

rionel duAl delAyThe RIONEL DDX series is composed of a detonator and a connector in the same unit. It includes both the down-the-hole detonator and a surface connector. It is equivalent to using a RIONEL MS and a RIONEL SCX together.

RIONEL DDX allows the user to sequence blasts in a very easy and efficient way, especially when blasting a large amount of blastholes.

RIONEL DDX is composed of a shock tube of different lengths with an in-hole detonator at one end and a plastic surface connector at the other end containing a low-charged detonator of high precision that minimises noise and shrapnel.

The connector can accept up to 6 tubes and is colour coded depending on its delay time. This connector is used to connect to other DDX units in nearby boreholes, providing delayed initiation timing.

1.Shock tubewith 3 layerscoiled in a“figure 80”configurationwhich easesdeploymentand avoidstangles.

3.Colour codedconnectorwill acceptup to 6tubes.


2.#8 strengthDetonatorfitted witha doublecrimp.

4.Waterresistantlabel whichincludesDelay Period,Timing,Length andLot Number.

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rionel

ADVANTAGES• Safe, reliable and user friendly.• It allows quick connections in blasts

composed of a large amount of blast holes.

• Shock tube designed to resist high traction strengths and elongations, avoiding being damaged under normal use conditions.

• Safe against extraneous electric currents.

• The design, colours, labels and packaging ease its visibility and identification

12 m0000m000

25ms

500 ms

ddX

1

2

4

3

5

Class

UN Number


Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

4,8* 180 12 10

6* 180 14 12

9* 120 12 10

12* 120 14 12

15* 72 10 8

Standard Packaging, Class 1.1B(nominal values)

1.1B

UN 0360

1.4B 1.4S

UN 0361 UN 0500

Combinations of conectorsand in-hole detonators available

470 mm444 m

m

mm

562

18* 72 11 9

21* 60 11 9

24* 50 10 8

30* 40 10 8

40** 16 12 7

50** 16 13 8

60** 16 14 9

70** 16 14 9,5

80** 16 15 10,5

100** 16 17 12

*Standard Length. Fastest available delivery time. Other lengths upon request. Unit packaging is in Coils.

Lengths(m)

Units per box

Gross weight

(kg)

Netweight

(kg)

Tube color

17 / 500

25 / 500*

42 / 500

67 / 500


**Non-Standard Length. Unit packaging is in Spools.

Surface time (ms)

In-hole time (ms)

*Standard delay. Other delays upon request.

Special Packaging, Class 1.4B(nominal values)

Contact your local MAXAMrepresentative for further information.

rionel ddX non electric dual delay detonator

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rionel lP non electric long Period delay detonator

rionel long PeriodThe RIONEL LP series has been designed for use in underground mining and tunnelling, both in non flammable environments.

The delays of the RIONEL LP series are longer than those of the RIONEL MS series and are used in confined underground blasting where longer delays are required.

The RIONEL LP detonator can prime RIOBOOSTER, RIOGEL, RIOHIT, RIOSPLIT and the full range of MAXAM’s detonator-sensitive explosive products.

All RIONEL LP include a J-Hook type connector to ease the connection to a line of RIOCORD detonating cord (5 gram/meter minimum)

The RIONEL LP series is highly reliable and precise, features that are extremely important in underground blasting.


3.“J-Hook” to ease itsconnection to RIOCORD (5 g/mminimum).



4.Waterresistantlabel whichincludesDelayPeriod,Timing,Length andLot Number.

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rionel

ADVANTAGES• Safe, reliable and user friendly• Safe against extraneous electric

currents• Shock tube designed to resist high

tensile strength and elongations, avoiding its damage under normal operating conditions.

• The design, colours, labels and packaging ease its visibility and identification.

1

2

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5

lP 454500 ms

6 m0000m000

rionel lP non electric long Period delay detonator

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Length(m)

Units per box

Gross Weight

(kg)

NetWeight

(kg)

Tube Color


Delay Times(nominal values)

Delay Time(ms)

Class

UN Number


RIONEL LP

Yellow

Yellow

Yellow

100200300

400500600

70080090010001200

1400160018002000

2500300035004000

4500

-0123

456

78

91012

1416

20

25303540

45

18

500055006000700080009000

505560708090

470 mm444 m

m

mm

562

1.1B

UN 0360

1.4B 1.4S

UN 0361 UN 0500

4,8* 240 12 10

6* 180 10 8

7,8* 150 10 8







rionel ms non electric millisecond delay detonator

rionel millisecondThe RIONEL MS series has been designed for use as a down-the-hole detonator instandard blasting scenarios.

RIONEL MS are manufactured in a series of varing delay timings and when used in combination with RIONEL SCX surface connectors, offer a multitude of initiationsequence options. RIONEL MS are highly accurate delays that reduce risk of timing overlap.

The RIONEL MS detonator can prime RIOBOOSTER, RIOGEL, RIOHIT, RIOSPLIT and the full range of MAXAM’s detonator-sensitive explosive products.

3,6m, 4,8m and 6m Rionel MS include a J-Hook type connector to ease the connection to RIOCORD (5 gram/meter minimum) detonating cord.

Standard RIONEL MS detonators are coiled in a patented “figure 80” configuration which ensures tangle free deployment. Longer units are provided in spools also to ensure convenient tangle free deployment.



“J-Hook” to ease itsconnection to RIOCORD (5 g/mminimum).Available onlyfor 3,6, 4,8mand 6m length units.



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rionel

ADVANTAGES• Safe, reliable and user friendly• Safe against extraneous electric

currents• Shock tube designed to resist high

tensile strength and elongations, avoiding its damage under normal operating conditions.

• The design, colours, labels and packaging ease its visibility and identification.

1

2

4

3

ms 20500 ms

12 m0000m000

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rionel ms non electric millisecond delay detonator

470 mm 444 mm

mm

562

Length(m)

Units per box

Gross Weight(kg)

Net Weight(kg)

Tube Color

Standard Packaging, Class 1.1B (nominal values)


Delay Time(ms)

0 -

1 25

2 50

3 75

4 100

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

14

16

18

20

125

150

175

200

225

250

300

350

400

450

500

22

24

26

28

30

550

600

650

700

750


3,6* 240 104,8* 240 126* 180 10

8108

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

Orange

9* 150 1112* 120 1215* 96 11

9109

18* 72 1021* 60 10

88

24* 50 1030* 40 10

88

40**50**60**

Orange

Orange

70**80**

100**

16 7 12

9 149.5 14

10.5 1512 17

8 1316

16

16

1616

**Non-Standard Length. Unit packaging is in Spools.

Special Packaging, Class 1.4B (nominal values)



Class

UN Number

1.1B

UN 0360

1.4B 1.4S

UN 0361 UN 0500





rionel scX non electric detonator surface connector

rionel surfAce connectorThe RIONEL SCX series has been de-signed for blast sequencing, introducing intervals of delay time in between blastholes, by means of easy surface connections.

RIONEL SCX series provides sequencing different charges between blastholes or different rows of boreholes. When used together with RIONEL MS, LP or DDX, they offer great versatility in the timingdesign of any blast.

RIONEL SCX is composed of a shock tube of different coiled lengths. It also has a plastic connector containing a low-charged delay detonator of high precision that minimises noise and shrapnel.

The connector can accept up to 6 tubes and is colour coded depending on its delay.

RIONEL SCX is the ideal type of con-nection for the MAXAM RIONEL system.



2.Colour codedconnectorwill acceptup to 6tubes.


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rionel

ADVANTAGES• Safe, reliable and user friendly.• It allows multiple firing sequences.• Safe against extraneous electric

currents.• Shock tube designed to resist high

tensile strength and elongations, avoiding being damaged under normal use conditions.

• The design, colours, labels andpackaging ease its visibility andidentification.

1

2

4

3

6 m0000m000

25ms

scx

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rionel scX non electric detonator surface connector

33

17

25

42

0

9

67

100

150

200


Connector color

Time(ms)

3,6* 210 12

6* 180 13

10

11

Lengths(m)

Units per box

Gross weight

(kg)

Netweight

(kg)

Tube color

Yellow

Yellow

4,8* 180 11 9 Yellow

9* 120 11

12* 120 13

9

11

Yellow

Yellow



Class

UN Number

470 mm444 m

m

mm

562

1.1B

UN 0360

1.4B 1.4S

UN 0361 UN 0500

Transport Classification Standard Packaging Special Packaging





riotronic dt electronic blasting system

riotronic electronic systemRIOTRONIC DT delivers more operating flexibility, enhanced performance and is easy to use.

RIOTRONIC DT consists of a new generation detonator, wireless capabilities, and innovative software offering auto-mated programming and more flexible blast design features.

RIOTRONIC DT’s integrated delay module is encased in a pressure resistant resin offering greater dynamic shock resistance delivering reliable results even in the mostdemanding applications.

RIOTRONIC DT contains a field-proven two capacitor, two-way communication system that searches for missing, faulty or extra detonators, and an exclusive smartshunt that permanently protects the fuse head up to firing time, reaching even higher safety levels.

RlOTRONIC DT is programmable in1 ms increments up to 14,000 ms.

RIOTRONIC DT 2D software allows the blaster to down load the blast plan into the handheld programming unit reducingon-bench shot programming time.

1.#8 capstrengthdetonatorattached tospooled firingline.

3.Waterresistantlabel whichincludesLength andLot Number.

3.Integrated delay module encased in a pressure resistant resin.

2.Wireless programming unit with two capacitor, two-way communication system.

4.Blasting plan communication of up to 1500 detonators, 3 times the capacity typically found in smaller untis.

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riotronic

ADVANTAGES• Increased productivity• Improved fragmentation• Optimized excavation and hauling• More effective crushing and milling• Better dilution control• Savings on consumables and parts• Advances in environmental

protection

2

4

1

3

Detonator Technical Specifications

Communication Fully testable two-capacitor, two way

Dynamic Shock Resistance 15000 psi (1 034 bars)

Water tightness 190 psi (13 bars) for 7 days

Operating Temperature -20°C to +45°C / -4°F to 113°F

Storage Temperature -40°C to +70°C / -40°F to 158°F

Detonator Strength #8 cap Strength

Tensile Strength > 320 N (70 Ib)

Shelf Life 2 years when stored properly

Timing Fully programable

ESD Resistance Compliant to EN 13763-13 (25 KV)

RF Resistance Compliant to EN 13763-27

Traceability unique ID number

Environment Lead-free ignition module

Wire HDPE Orange/Orange - strength 30 kg

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riotronic dt electronic blasting system

Special Packaging Class l.4S(nominal values)

Length(m/ft)

Qty/case

GrossWeight(kg/lb)

NetWeight(kg/lb)

NEM(g/lb)

6/20 80 6.5/14.3 3.1/6.8 77/0.17

10/33 80 7.5/16.5 4.1/9.0 77/0.17

15/49 72 8/17.6 4.6/10.1 72/0.16

20/65 72 9.5/20.9 6.1/13.4 72/0.16

25/82 72 11/24.3 7.6/16.7 72/0.16

30/98 64 11/24.3 7.6/16.7 64/0.14

35/115 56 11/24.3 7.6/16.7 54/0.12

40/131 56 12/26.5 8.6/18.9 54/0.12

60/197 16 7/15.4 4.18/9.2 18/0.04

80/262 16 8.5/18.7 5.68/12.5 18/0.04

Class

UN Number

445 mm230 m

m

mm

003

1.4S

UN 0456

Transport Classification Special Packaging


Performance

Maximum Time Delay 14000 ms

Minimum Increment 1 ms

Single Machine Max. Detonators 1500 (50 m)

Firing Line Length 500 - 1000 m

Wireless Range 2400 m (line of sight)




occuPAtionAl HeAltH And sAfetyA mAtter for All of us

MAXAM CORPORATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

Our priority is to provide and maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all MAXAM employees, contractors, customers and the general public.

All MAXAM companies and workplaces have an auditable Occupational Health and Safety Management System, which complies with this MAXAM Corporate Policy and the local regulatory requirements of their country of residence.

The MAXAM Management Team leads by example to achieve a culture where “ACCIDENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE”. It is the foundation of our daily practices.

MAXAM employees have a duty to actively participate in the continual improvement of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

MAXAM employees receive both initial and periodic training to improve their professional capabilities and make them aware of the risks involved in their jobs and how to eliminate or control them.

New projects, jobs and tasks, together with any revisions, changes or modifications to same, are analysed to determine risks and eliminate or adequately control them.

MAXAM ensures compliance with all safety systems through continuous monitoring and auditing of all our sites and activities.

Non-compliance with our Occupational Health and Safety Management System by MAXAM employees or contractors will not be tolerated.

MAXAM´s worldwide operations actively participate with local regulatory authorities to ensure legislative compliance.

These principles are the foundation of our commitment to the Health and Safety of our employees, contractors, customers and the general public.

José Fernando Sánchez-Junco MansChairman & Chief Executive Officer

MAXAM

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corPorAte QuAlity PolicytHe PAtH to eXcellence

This Policy shall be mandatory observed by all the Companies or Subsidiaries under the direct management of the Group.

On the basis that Quality is a vital discipline to the competitiveness and sustainability of the Group, development thereof should be regarded as a managerial function and, as such, should be assumed, lead and managed by all managerial staff under their field of management.

All products and, where applicable, services shall conform to applicable regulations in force in the country or countries where those products or services are manufactured, transported or traded.

No product or service shall be placed in the market unless its design has been previously verified, validated and approved for its intended purposes. Where a same trademark is manufactured in various Group Companies or Subsidiaries or, even outsourced, quality levels and requirements shall be fully equivalent.

Design of products and services as well as effective production or supply thereof shall be based on high quality standards.

The more critical to Quality raw materials, third-party products or services shall be acquired from suppliers offering appropriate guarantees (for instance: quality, safety, regulations observance, etc.)

Any aspect relating to Quality shall be managed in a methodical and systematized manner by identifying, measuring and analyzing the main processes for continuous improvement, and with the ultimate goal of achieving clients’ satisfaction.

Training regarding Quality shall be given to all staff, on the basis of their job functions. The above mentioned shall be subject of special consideration for incoming personnel.

Every Company or Subsidiary based in or trading their products in the European union or in any member country of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) shall have an ISO 9001 certification, granted by a member of the International Quality Net –IQnet- Certification body.

Any Company or Subsidiary operating or trading products in countries where ISO 9001 certification is or may be appreciated by clients, shall seek to gain the said certification.

Companies or Subsidiaries may lay down their own Supplementary Quality Policy to this Corporate Policy

that under no circumstances shall contradict, amend or preclude the said Corporate Policy. This supplementary policy shall have the express approval of the Quality Corporate Management that may also authorize any express exceptions duly motivated.

The Corporate Quality Management shall enforce fulfilment of the implementation of this Policy through training, dissemination, cooperation with any Company or Subsidiary that may require so, performance of audits, and through follow-up of information or indicators.

Business units may propose to the Corporate Quality Management, for relevant analysis and consideration, as many initiatives as deemed appropriate in this regard, an aspect to be fully fostered and encouraged by the said Management.

Frequency of the above mentioned audits shall be established based on the degree of development on this issue of each Group Company or Subsidiary. Observations and recommendations resulting from those audits shall be strictly considered through implementation of precise remedial means and actions.

With the sole objective of coordinating aspects affecting more than one Group Company or Subsidiary, the Corporate Quality Management may establish common action procedures, specifications or provisions, or specific guidelines for the mentioned Group Company or Subsidiaries.

Every Company or Subsidiary shall appoint one person with responsibility for Quality that, irrespective of other tasks assigned to him, has sufficient authority to ensure that requirements under this Policy are developed and implemented.


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corPorAteenvironmentAl Policy

The Environmental Policy is the declaration of intent and principles related with the general environmental behaviour of the company, and provides the framework for its action and for the establishment of its environmental objectives and goals .

The Environmental Policy of MAXAM, aim to ensure agreement with the ISO14001:2004 standard, and it’s focused specifically on the commitment of compliance with the applicable legislation and regulations, and continuous improvement in this sphere of industrial management.


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MAXAM considers the protection of the health and safety of its employees, its facilities and the neighbouring community to be a basic principle for the progress of its business activity.

MAXAM considers that safety, workers’ health and the Environment are a function of Management that should be assumed, led and managed by each executive line in its area of responsibility.

MAXAM provides all the means at its disposal to achieve a systematic and continuous reduction of the risks which its business may produce, through the use of the most appropriate prevention techniques anytime.

MAXAM informs and trains its employees about all the risks which its products and productive activity might produce. It also informs the competent authority about those risks and actively collaborates in their prevention.

MAXAM is committed to a continual improvement in the use of resources and the progressive reduction of the environmental impact which its business activity might produce.

MAXAM informs its clients about the characteristics and risks of its products and advises on their transport, storage and proper use.

MAXAM undertakes to require its contractors and subcontractors to apply, in the deployment of their activities, industrial and Environmental health and safety standards equivalent to its own.

MAXAM evaluates and takes into account in all its new projects and industrial developments their effects on safety, workers’ health and the Environment, introducing all the necessary systems for an effective protection of persons, facilities and environment.

MAXAM, through the whole of its chain of command, has the obligation of observing all the legislation, policies and internal procedures related with safety, workers’ health and the Environment.

MAXAM ensures that these safety, workers’ health and Environment Principles are known by all the employees and applied in all their industrial and commercial activities.

The bases of the Environmental Policy of MAXAM (then UEE Group) were set out in 1993 in the following Principles, established by the ChairmanManaging Director:

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MAXAM’s commitment with the environment has been a constant factor since Alfred Nobel Founded the company at the end of the 19th Century. A fact that today translates into a global alliance with the world’s most important environmental certifying body.

Continued efforts made by all of MAXAM’s employees in environmental matters translate into a very satisfying behavior. This great effort does not only reveal itself in the environmentalrespect we have in the production activities we develop, but more so by the results that MAXAM’s solutions offer society in general to decrease the amount of fossil fuels used in mining, civil works, etc., substituting the conventional mechanical methods used in blasts for even more efficient energetic materials.The use of these materials, also considerably reduce the gas emissions that create a greenhouse effect.

Regarding the environmental impact of our production activities, MAXAM is an international leader. To achieve this, the company has been developing, on a corporate level, a management system adapted to its environmental policy. This management system complies with the international norms ISO 14001. With the aim of showing our clients, and society in general, MAXAM’s firm commitment with the environment, the company has decided to progressively certify its environmental management system in the locations in which it has manufaturing activities.

To obtain those certifications, MAXAM has signed a global agreement with the world’s most important environmental certifying company: Lloyd’s Register, with the head officed in London. The alliance helps obtain certificates for all the branches in a much quicker way when they apply the environmental management system, previously certified by Lloyd’s Register, under very strict conditions.

Lloyd’s RegisterLloyd’s Register is an independent institution that celebrates its 250th anniversary this year working towards safety and the environment. The owner, Edward Lloyd, invented a system to exchange information regarding a vessel’s history circulating an information leaflet with the news that he received about these ships (shipwrecks, breakdowns, mutinies,

changes of ship-owner, etc.). In 1760 he established a vessels register to give an idea of the conditions of these vessels were in to the insurance companies and clients that used them to transport their goods. Its success over these two centuries and a half responded to the reliability of the information it provided to third parties. Today, they have 238 offices in 186 countries and an undoubted prestige in the ships registering activities, in certifying activities, law and in regulation.

AimsThese two companies that are centuries old are searching with their alliance, to guarantee first, to our clients and to society in general, that the practices and methods with which it develops its industrial activities are environmentally respectful in any part of the world.

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lloyd’s register backs up mAXAm’s environmental management system worldwide

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