Increasing Efficiency & Safety Through WebGen™ Wireless Blasting technology at Sierrita Mine (pdf 500.4KB) This link will open in a new window

Case Study: Sierrita Mine implemented Orica’s WebGen™ wireless blasting technology to enhance efficiency and safety by eliminating wires in the blasting process. This innovation reduced risks associated with traditional wired systems, particularly during monsoon storms. The WebGen™ technology improved blasting reliability, minimized downtime, and increased operational efficiency. The successful integration at Sierrita Mine marked significant advancements in safety and productivity, achieving the ...

Case Study: Productivity and Operational Continuity through wireless initiaition technology (pdf 1.1MB) This link will open in a new window

How can wireless initiation unlock operational constraints? In this demonstration, WebGen™ increased blasted material within the available blasting window by approximately 285% (~296,000 tonnes), without adversely affecting blasting outcomes. The noise and vibration levels of each blast were within theappropriate and expected ranges agreed on with the communities and defined by the country's regulators.

Case Study: WebGen™ enables safer undercutting in block cave at New Afton Mine. (pdf 703.5KB) This link will open in a new window

Case study: WebGen™ enabled safer undercutting in a block cave at New Afton Mine. “Our engineers applied wireless initiation to improve safety in the way we slot the undercut. By reducing development costs and improving recovery and dilution, New Afton mine becomes a more efficient and cost-effective operation...” Josh Parsons, Senior Mine Engineer, New Gold Inc- New Afton.

WebGen™ enabling safe and productive blasting - Global Mining Review article (pdf 2MB) This link will open in a new window

In the December 2023 edition of Global Mining Review, Washington Vilas Boas, Technical Services Engineer - Brazil, delves into how WebGen™ wireless initiating systems are redefining social responsibility and social licence to operate for surface mining without compromising productivity.

WebGen™ 200 Open Cut Flyer (pdf 1.8MB) This link will open in a new window

WebGen™ 200 Open Cut Flyer
In surface mining WebGen™ reduces complexity of on bench operations and eliminates wire related misfires.

Social responsibility solutions provided by WebGen™ in open cut mines (pdf 1003.2KB) This link will open in a new window

Case study - Social responsibility solutions provided byWebGen™ in open cut mines

WebGen™ Social Responsibility Flyer (pdf 4.1MB) This link will open in a new window

Brochure - WebGen™ Social Responsibility

Reduce the complexity of mining when blasting in sensitive areas or close to communities.

Case Study: Optimising Crown Pillar Recovery with WebGen™ (pdf 417.5KB) This link will open in a new window

Case Study: Optimising Crown Pillar Recovery with WebGen™. Outokumpu Kemi Mine’s Project Engineer Timo Nikkinen says: “It is Outokumpu’s responsibility to maximize recovery of the valuable Kemi orebody. Ore left behind in Crown Pillar mining area can unlikely never be recovered. The new crown pillar blasting method enabled by WebGen™ means better safety in whole mining cycle, better control of deviations from the design and we can increase ore recovery substantially. By extracting more ore ...

Case Study - Reverse stoping using wireless initiation, Metals Acquisition Limited, CSA Mine, Cobar (pdf 475.7KB) This link will open in a new window

Case Study - Reverse stoping using wireless initiation, Metals Acquisition Limited, CSA Mine, Cobar

WebGen™ enabled method recovered an extra 249 tonnes of copper, valued at $3,102,683 AUD. This ore would otherwise have been left behind.

Designing a Safe and Reliable Wireless Blasting System (pdf 796.1KB) This link will open in a new window

Conference Paper - Designing a Safe and Reliable Wireless Blasting System
This paper describes the independently verified design, safety features, and proof-tested systems of WebGen™.

Orica acknowledges the 26th World Mining Congress as the publisher of the conference proceedings.

Wireless Blasting Methods Safely Accelerate Production in Surface Mines (pdf 1.2MB) This link will open in a new window

Conference Paper - Wireless Blasting Methods Safely Accelerate Production in Surface Mines
This paper presents examples of how the WebGen™ wireless initiating system safely accelerates production in surface hard rock mines and surface coal mines.

Orica acknowledges the 26th World Mining Congress as the publisher of the conference proceedings.

WebGen™ 200 Flyer (pdf 2.7MB) This link will open in a new window

WebGen™ 200 Flyer
WebGen™ 200 opens up new mining opportunities including surface mining and enabling the first stages of automation of blasting.

Case Study - Accelerating Production with WebGen™ enabled Mine Schedule Flexibility, Newmont Boddington, Western Australia (pdf 419.5KB) This link will open in a new window

Case Study - Accelerating Production with WebGen™ enabled Mine Schedule Flexibility, Newmont Boddington, Western Australia
“WebGen technology is going to be a game changer for the mining industry. It’s not only going to make it much safer because you’re reducing the exposure to geotechnical risks and narrow working areas risks, having no space constraint is a massive advantage for recovery, productivity, and optimisation of the pit.” Rabindra Singh – Newmont Boddington Senior Mana ...

WebGen™ Mine Schedule Flexibility Wins Operations and Safety Category in the 2022 Mining Magazine Awards (pdf 5.2MB) This link will open in a new window

WebGen™ Mine Schedule Flexibility Wins Operations and Safety Category in the 2022 Mining Magazine Awards
In September 2022, Newmont Boddington and Orica successfully and safely demonstrated the temporary haul road in an operating mine at full scale for the first time, globally.

Optimizing Recovery in Uphole Stopes with WebGen™ (pdf 666.1KB) This link will open in a new window

Case Study - Optimizing Recovery in Uphole Stopes with WebGen™ “Using WebGen has allowed us to improve the recovery of our upper stope. That would have been almost impossible without this type of detonator. We were able to do several blasts in the same stope without exposing the blasters”. Luc Gauthier, Drill and Blast Technician, Agnico Eagle

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Michael Moloney
Finance and Commercial Manager
Blair Athol Terracom Limited

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“Lightning can have a real severe impact on our blasting activities. With WebGen we're looking at safer blasts"
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Emma Sloan
Operations Manager
Blair Athol Terracom Limited

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“You load the shot and you can fire it that day. You'll be a day ahead every time you shoot a WebGen shot”
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Katja Sahala
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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.”

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Ernest Henry Mining
Glencore

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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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