Australian-headquartered Orica confirmed it has inked a deal to acquire U.S.-based Cyanco Intermediate 4 Corp. for $640 million in a bid to extend its mining chemicals business presence. Officials said the price tag will be paid via financial backing of US$261.9 million along with existing cash and debt facilities. Cyanco, a distributor and maker of sodium cyanide mainly for the…
Read MoreIn a pact that reflects their mutual decarbonization goals, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Orica have confirmed a new MoU to examine opportunities for emission reduction initiatives. The pairing will leverage MHI’s reputation for manufacturing excellence and innovation with Orica’s existing presence and emerging opportunities in the global renewable hydrogen and ammonia markets. It will encompass various areas of interest for…
Read MoreOrica has prepared for delivery and now shipped its first orders for the world’s first lead-free detonator Exel Neo from its Sweden production facility. Orica first announced the launch of the new release in September to address a market need for environmentally friendly initiation systems. The Neo range of Exel non-electric detonators uses a safer and more sustainable lead-free formulation…
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Users of Orica’s eDev II and uni tronic 600 electronic blasting systems (EBS) will now experience more efficient and productive operations, as the updated versions of both have been integrated with the field-proven Blaster 3000 currently used with the i-kon III system. The Blaster 3000 will serve as a common blast box platform to deliver an improved user experience and…
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Orica is taking another step toward its purpose to sustainably mobilize the earth’s resources by announcing the commercial release of what it said is the world’s first lead-free non-electric detonator range, Exel Neo. Orica has upgraded its Exel product range to a safer, more sustainable product by removing lead while maintaining the same consistent and reliable product performance. Neo is…
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Orica’s next-generation centralised blasting system ORBS has made a leap into the digital world, allowing customers in the underground mining segment to now experience its benefits. ORBS, or the Omni Remote Blasting System, is now available to i-kon and eDev customers. It is designed to provide operations with the ability to safely initiate multiple development headings and production blasts concurrently…
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Orica selected the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia to unveil its new range of 4D bulk explosives for the underground market. Designed for production and development applications, the Subtek 4D range enables underground operators to gain unprecedented control of energy through a single explosive solution that drives best practice mining outcomes and sustainable blasting practices. Following the launch…
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Now commercially available from Orica: the WebGen 200 Surface wireless initiating system, which enables new mining methods and blasting techniques to improve safety, increase productivity and reduce operating costs. Released this month, WebGen 200 Surface is based on the success of more than 5,000 WebGen 100 blasts around the world, containing over 150,000 primers. Orica’s WebGen 200 Surface, the company…
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Orica has announced the release of its latest OREPro 3D Predict modeling software that predicts blast movement in near real-time and optimises grade control value. Over 30 years of Research and Development (R&D) coupled with significant cloud-based computing power have led to the creation of OREPro 3D Predict software, a near real-time blast movement simulator and grade control polygon optimizer…
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Epiroc and Orica, in partnership with Agnico Eagle, have successfully commenced live blasting with Avatel – the world’s first semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution at Agnico Eagle Mines’ Kittilä mine in Finland. Full article.
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