WebGen™ Customer Stories
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“There are two main benefits with the wireless system. One is safety and that is the biggest driver at EHM.”

Tim Purvis
Underground Production Mining Engineer

Glencore, Ernest Henry Mining

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Katja Sahala
Mine Planning Engineer
FQM Pyhäsalmi

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  • “I believe that this will be helpful in several applications, for example when you need to leave ore behind, support pillars or have weak rock or fill and selective mining is needed leaving ore behind to support”
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Billy Grace ​​
Chief Engineer
Newmont Goldcorp Musselwhite​

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  • “The entire team is excited by the possibilities that WebGen opened up, and the new opportunities they are allowing for us to increase our productivity.”
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Rob Cunningham
Mining Operations Manager
Northparkes Mines

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  • “With WebGen, we’ve been able to increase our primary draw and we’ve also been able to eliminate redrills. We see at Northparkes that this offers us the best opportunity around being an industry leader in mine design and mine construction for future block cave mining.”
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Simon Barnes
Superintendent Production
Ernest Henry Mining Glencore

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  • “Orica’s partnership brings new technologies and industry knowledge to Ernest Henry site, ensuring targets are met for the mill.”
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Gordon Botha
Mining Engineer - Technical Services
Ernest Henry Mining Glencore

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  • “WebGen is a wireless system, you do not need to access the drive again.”
  • The most unique thing about the WebGen detonators is the ability to fire them completely remotely.
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Peter Nichols
Superintendent Technical Services
Ernest Henry Mining Glencore

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  • “One of the big opportunities with WebGen was the ability to redesign the mine and redesign complex firings and take opportunity.”
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Michael Hawtin
Lead Resource Engineer
Ernest Henry Mining Glencore

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  • “The overall benefit for Ernest Henry is not only the reduced development and the financial reduction we have seen, it is also the de-risking of additional ore that we are also gaining with this trial.”
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Rob Cunningham
Mining Operations Manager
CMOC Northparkes

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  • “We’ve done some work recently with Orica around WebGen 100 and we’ve seen a sensational result.”
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Tim Purvis​​
Underground Production Mining Engineer​
Ernest Henry Mining Glencore

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  • “There are two main benefits with the wireless system. One is safety and that is the biggest driver at EHM.”

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Resources

WebGen™ 200 Introduction Video This link will open in a new window

WebGen™ 200 Introduction Video
WebGen™ 200 has been built with enhanced capabilities, security and versatility, meeting the extreme mining conditions faced by surface and underg ...

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Temporary Rib Pillar Method This link will open in a new window

Temporary Rib Pillar Animation
Temporary pillars are pre-charged with WebGen™ to hold back the waste rock back fill in mining methods like modified AVOCA​.

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Block Cave - Hang-up Blasting This link will open in a new window

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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Block Cave - Pre-conditioning This link will open in a new window

Block Cave - Pre-conditioning Animation
Remove people from harm’s way with WebGen™ in resource intensive pre-conditioning of block cave mines​.

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