Customer Stories

“Optimised fragmentation sizes speed up the shovel loading cycle and decrease maintenance costs. This has a positive effect on the economy of the operation.”

Pekka Bergström
Senior Drill and Blast and Geotechnical Engineer
Boliden Kevitsa OY

Customer Stories

"With BlastIQ, we utilise data to view where the rock has come from and alter the shots based on Stevenson Group’s needs."

Shawn McClean
Quarry Manager, Huntly Quarry
Stevenson Group

Customer Stories

"BlastIQ has been a great tool that we’ve received this year. It allows me to create a blast, upload the information on there that the engineers and the surveyors will need before they come to site."

Stuart Mclean
Production Supervisor, Boral Dunmore

Customer Stories

"The services that Orica provides allow us to have greater control within what we do on site given the volume we produce."

Stuart Mclean
Production Supervisor, Boral Dunmore

Customer Stories

"Each plant requires a different material, different sizing, different fragmentation. Hole sizing, hole depth and getting the holes in the right place is very critical in a blast."

Bernie McDonald
Blast Coordinator, Stevenson Quarry

Customer Stories

"With BlastIQ I can see things like fragmentation size, how the shots coming up so we can tweak the patterns to try and keep a bit of value for ourselves out of that."

Shawn McClean
Quarry Manager, Stevenson Group Huntly Quarry

Customer Stories

"With consistent fragmentation and blast outcomes, we can provide flow-on benefits right down the line for our quarry customers."

Dunmore
Boral

Customer Stories

Stevenson Group Drury Quarry is located close to neighbours, so adhering to local air overpressure and vibration limits is crucial for the quarry to maintain their licence to operate.

Customer Stories

Using a GPS rover, laser profiling and Orica blast design software SHOTPlus™ has increased efficiency for Blast Surveyor Cameron Ingles at Boral Dunmore.