Capability Statement
Blastcon Australia is a Drill and Blast company based in Townsville, QLD and is dedicated to both the safety as well as the efficiency in the explosives and related industries.
Blastcon began in 2003 to meet the needs of mining personnel and assist them in understanding the application and implementation of the explosives’ legislation and techniques. The last seventeen years has seen Blastcon expand into various other areas including the civil, defence and demolition industries. Blastcon Australia is also a dedicated Drill and Blast contractor, having the ability to meet all needs of full drilling and blasting services on site across open cut and underground Operations. Blastcon Australia is also the Australian & Asia Pacific distributor of Autostem Power cartridges and technical experts.
Meet The Director
Barry Crowdey is the Director of Blastcon Australia and has in excess of 25 years’ experience in the mining industry. His experience is very diverse with his background including both open cut mining, quarries & construction, as well as underground mining (production & development). He has had various roles throughout his years of experience ranging from operational positions through to superintendent as well as several technical service roles. With these broad capabilities Barry is across all aspects of the mining world. Barry’s experience is worldwide. He has worked across Australia as well as internationally including areas such as West Papua, the Philippines, Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and PNG.
Barry is a prolific electronic user and trainer as well as published author for various blasting papers as well as having presented at underground operator conferences and ISEE conferences. Barry specializes in on-bench mentoring and training across all aspects of blasting, from preparation through to post blast.
Our Clients
Blastcon Australia contracts out to localized quarries, construction projects and mining operations both domestically and abroad. Some of Blastcon Australia major clients across Australia include:
The Blastcon Australia team is constantly retraining itself and keeping on top of the industry standards. We are always researching new technology and pride ourselves in being front runners when it comes to using new technology and making sure our clients are only on the receiving end of our best work. From the moment our Admin team takes that first call through to completion and handover of a project from Barry and the team you will be given nothing but our best. We pride ourselves on doing a job, big or small, to the absolute highest of standards.
