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Senatel™ Sonex

Reliable TNT-free booster for modern surface and underground blasting

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Dependable priming performance built for practical field conditions.

Senatel™ Sonex is Orica’s TNT-free booster developed to support reliable priming performance in modern blasting operations. 

Designed for use across surface and underground applications, it provides a dependable alternative for customers responding to TNT supply constraints without compromising practical field performance. With robust construction, excellent water resistance and reliable initiation with Orica detonators, Senatel™ Sonex helps operations maintain continuity and support consistent blast outcomes in demanding environments..

Product benefits

Orica’s products and services are designed to help you achieve safer, more efficient and more sustainable outcomes, wherever you operate.

Blast quality and performance

Blast quality and performance

Ease of use

Ease of use

Improve safety

Improve safety

Security of supply

Security of supply

Operational efficiency and performance

Operational efficiency and performance

Mine flexibility and scheduling

Mine flexibility and scheduling

Specification documents

Find Orica's range of technical data sheets

Why choose Senatel™ Sonex? 

  1. Reliable priming performance
    Designed to provide safe and reliable priming of booster-sensitive explosives across surface and underground applications.
  2. TNT-free alternative
    Developed to support continuity of operations in response to global TNT supply constraints.
  3. Excellent water resistance
    High water resistance helps maintain performance in demanding ground and wet hole conditions.
  4. Robust, field-ready design
    High-strength construction and practical design features support reliable handling and application in the field.
  5. Operational confidence
    Suitable for modern blasting environments where ease of use, reliable initiation and continuity matter.
     
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Industries

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Iron ore

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Surface metal

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Surface coal

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Underground mining

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Quarrying

Hole conditions

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Dry

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Dewatered

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Wet

Questions?

Contact our global team of experts to learn how we can support your operations. 

Further insights

What is Senatel™ Sonex?
Senatel™ Sonex is a detonator-sensitive TNT-free booster designed for priming applications in mining and blasting operations. It is developed to provide reliable initiation performance in surface and underground environments.


What are the benefits of Senatel™ Sonex?
Key benefits include reliable priming performance, excellent water resistance, robust construction and suitability for challenging blasting conditions. It also provides a TNT-free alternative for operations responding to supply constraints.


Where can Senatel™ Sonex be used?
Senatel™ Sonex is designed for use in most surface and underground blasting applications requiring safe and reliable priming of booster-sensitive explosives. Regional variants also support use with pumped, poured and packaged explosives.


How is Senatel™ Sonex initiated?
The technical data sheets state that Senatel™ Sonex can be reliably initiated with Orica high-strength electric, electronic or non-electric detonators, depending on the regional product guidance.

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Senatel™ Sonex resources

Senatel™ Sonex Flyer | TNT-Free Priming Explosive for Safer and Reliable Blasting
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