Conference Paper - Shifting The Needle On Safety At The Face – Wireless Development Charging With Orica and Epiroc’s Avatel™ charging Solution (pdf 1MB)

Conference Paper - This paper reviews earlier attempts to mechanise underground charge-up and describes the development journey of Avatel™.
Orica acknowledges the 26th World Mining Congress as the publisher of the conference proceedings.

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Ben Taylor interview with Aus Mining-48-49 Orica-March 23 (pdf 7.2MB)

Ben Taylor, Senior Manager – New Underground Technology speaks with Australia Mining about how Orica is putting the spotlight back on best safety and productivity practices in underground blasting through automation.

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Orica Media Release - AVATEL™ BAGS POPULAR SCIENCE’S BEST OF WHAT’S NEW ENGINEERING AWARD (pdf 1.7MB)

Avatel™ was recognised by Popular Science in the magazine’s Best of What’s New Award – Engineering Category. Read how the best technologies in Orica and Epiroc have converged in this world’s first semi-automated blasting solution.

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ORICA MEDIA RELEASE - ORICA FIRES WORLD FIRST SEMI-AUTOMATED, WIRELESS BLAST WITH AVATEL™ (pdf 898.5KB)

Orica (ORI:ASX) and Epiroc, in partnership with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited have successfully commenced live blasting with Avatel™ – the world's first semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution at Agnico Eagle's Kittilä mine in Finland.

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Future of underground development charging (pdf 405.3KB)

Vice President Explosives, Services and Automation John Cooper speaks with Engineering & Mining Journal about how Avatel™ will redefine safety and productivity at the face in the near future.

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Avatel™ Flyer (pdf 1MB)

Avatel™ Flyer

World's first fully mechanised development charging system that redefines safety at the face, drives productivity and unlocks additional value in underground mining.

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SHOTPlus™ Tunnel (pdf 990.6KB)

SHOTPlus™ Tunnel
SHOTPlus™ Tunnel has been developed to support Orica’s civil and mining customers. SHOTPlus™ Tunnel enables efficient blast design, analysis, and optimisation for civil and mining tunnels, shafts, and rises.

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5000078_Case study - Worlds first implementation of wireless initiation into a sub-level cave mine_CMOC Northparkes.pdf (pdf 543KB)

Case study - Worlds first implementation of wireless initiation into a sub-level cave mine
The opportunity to apply the leading-edge technology of Orica’s WebGen™ 100 wireless initiation system resonated with the Northparkes’ vision and the mine committed to a 24-ring demonstration.

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Cadia partners in rock breaking trial putting safety first (pdf 279.5KB)

Cadia partners in rock breaking trial putting safety first
A ‘safety driven initiative’ has been successfully trialled at Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations site using remote drilling, loading and wireless blasting to remove the exposure of workers to major hazards associated with ...

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Block Cave - Hang-up Blasting

Block Cave - Hang-up Blasting
Discover how WebGen™ reduces production delays, exposure time to drawpoints and wet muck hazards and increase drawpoint availability.
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