Blasting Solutions
Senatel™
Detonator-sensitive packaged explosives for underground and surface mining. Explore the Senatel™ range for safe, reliable blasting performance.
Reliable detonator-sensitive explosives for underground and surface mining.
Reliable detonator-sensitive explosives for underground and surface mining.
The Senatel™ range delivers high-energy, detonator-sensitive emulsion explosives for underground and surface mining.
Designed for precision blasting, these products offer excellent shock and heave energy, superior water resistance, and ease of use.
Manufactured in world-class facilities, Senatel™ ensures consistent quality and global availability for safe and efficient operations.
Availability of the Senatel™ range vary regionally. Check documents for regional varieties or speak to your local Orica representative.
Product benefits
Product benefits
Blast quality and performance
Improve safety
Operational efficiency and performance
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Features and benefits
Features and benefits
High energy output
Senatel™ products deliver superior energy for optimal fragmentation and improved downstream processing.
Key benefits:
- Maximum blast performance
- Reduced oversize rock
- Increased mill throughput
Water resistance
Formulated to perform reliably in wet and dewatered holes, ensuring consistent blasting results.
Key benefits:
- Maintains integrity in wet conditions
- Reduces misfires
- Improves operational flexibility
Safety assurance
Controlled energy release and detonator-sensitive design for safer handling and blasting.
Key benefits:
- Reduced risk during loading
- Enhanced operator confidence
- Compliance with global safety standards
Flexible application
Suitable for underground, surface, and civil blasting across diverse geological conditions.
Key benefits:
- Versatile product range
- Adaptable to multiple hole conditions
- Supports complex blasting patterns
Consistent quality
Manufactured in world-class facilities for globally consistent performance.
Key benefits:
- Reliable supply chain
- Predictable blast outcomes
- Reduced operational downtime
Ease of handling
Packaged for quick loading and reduced manual effort, improving productivity.
Key benefits:
- Simplifies blast preparation
- Minimises handling time
- Improves overall efficiency
Specification documents
Specification documents
Senatel™ product range
Senatel™ product range
Senatel™ Pulsar
Senatel™ Pulsar™ is a maximum energy emulsion formulation with high pre-compression resistance. This gives excellent blast results in the toughest ground even with tight drilling patterns as found in shaft sinking and other extreme blasting environments.
Senatel™ Magnum
Senatel™ Magnum is a maximum energy emulsion formulation with high pre-compression resistance. This gives excellent blast results in the toughest ground even with tight drilling patterns as found in shaft sinking and other extreme blasting environments.
Senatel™ Ultrex
Senatel™ Ultrex™ is a water resistant packaged explosive designed for use as a medium density column explosive in surface, quarry and construction, underground mining and general blasting applications.
Senatel™ Powerfrag
Designed for controlled fragmentation in hard rock. Senatel™ Powerfrag™ is a water resistant packaged explosive designed for priming applications, and as a medium density column explosive, in surface and underground mining and general blasting.
Senatel™ Magnafrac
Cost-effective option for general blasting. Senatel™ Magnafrac™ is a water resistant packaged explosive designed to work as column charge in hard rocks or bottom charge in very soft rocks. The high detonation velocity and the robust nature of Senatel™ Magnafrac make it an ideal primer for the initiation of ANFO columns.
Senatel™ Permitted
Senatel™ Permitted is a medium density, permissible detonator sensitive, packaged emulsion explosive. It is formulated to meet rigid MSHA requirements for use in underground coal and gaseous mines.
Products in the Senatel™ range
Products in the Senatel™ range
Senatel™ Polar
Senatel™ Permitted is a medium density, permissible detonator sensitive packaged emulsion explosive primarily sold in Mongolia. It is formulated to meet rigid Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requirements for use in underground coal and gaseous mines.
Senatel™ Powerex
Senatel™ Powerex™ C and Senatel™ Powerex™ Plus is a packaged explosive designed where holes are ragged and tough to load.
Senatel™ Pyromex
Senatel™ Pyromex™ is a high strength, robust detonator sensitive emulsion explosive specifically designed for blasting in elevated temperature and reactive ground.
Senatel™ Pyromex™ has high velocity of detonation and excellent water resistance.
Senatel™ Pyrosplit
Senatel™ Pyrosplit™ is designed for surface mining operations where a continuous length of decoupled explosive charge is required. Senatel™ Pyrosplit™ suits perimeter blasting applications such as smooth wall blasting, trimming and pre-splitting.
Senatel™ Powersplit
Senatel™ Powersplit™ is designed for mining operations where a continuous length of decoupled explosive charge is required. Senatel™ Powersplit™ suits perimeter blasting applications such as smooth wall blasting, trimming and pre-splitting.
Senatel™ Trimex
Senatel™ Trimex™ is a detonator sensitive emulsion explosive and packaged in yellow, rigid plastic tubes, designed for the blasting of perimeter holes in mining, construction and tunnelling operations.
Senatel™ Powerpac
Senatel™ Powerpac™ is a moisture resistant packaged explosive designed to function as column charge in soft rocks. The high detonation velocity, moisture resistance and robust nature of Senatel™ Powerpac™ make it the ideal choice to replace ANFO columns.
Senatel™ Powerpac™ film cartridges can readily split during tamping to maximise coupling and bulk strength within a blasthole.
TNT-Free Priming Explosive
Senatel™ Sonex
Providing a dependable alternative with reliable performance
Senatel™ Sonex is a detonator-sensitive TNT-free priming explosive, designed for applications in mining and blasting operations. It is developed to provide reliable initiation performance in surface and underground environments.
Industries
Industries
Surface metal
Surface coal
Underground mining
Quarrying
Hole conditions
Hole conditions
Dry
Dewatered
Wet
Hard rock
Hot and/or reactive ground
Senatel™ resources
Case Study
Blasting in hot and reactive ground using Senatel™ Pyromex™
Best practice applications for Senatel™ Powersplit™
Maintaining the integrity of walls is essential to the safe operation of opencut quarries, mines and construction sites.
With high velocity of detonation (VoD) and lower energy due to decoupling of the charge, this advanced packaged explosive product minimises wall damage leaving a smooth profile.
Senatel™ Powersplit™ is internally traced with a 10gm detonating cord to deliver reliable initiation and high VoD and a length of rope integral to the product for inhole product support.
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