CARMEX® is designed and developed by Famesa Explosivos – Peru, as a safe and efficient initiation system for small scale mining in Africa. The green safety fuse burns at a speed 103-127 second/metre. In comes in the following standard lengths 0.9m, 1.2m, 1.5m, 1.8m and 2,4m. It is fitted with a No 8 detonator suitable for initiating standard cartridge explosives. It is efficiently ignited and timed using MECH RAPIDA® – Ignitor cord.