Orica

Orica has moved to acquire all of the share capital in the entities that own Axis Mining Technology for $260 million in cash.

Orica has announced a partnership with H2U Group to initiate the first phase of its proposed H2-Hub Gladstone project in Queensland.

Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, including at Newcrest, Core Lithium, Orica and more.

Orica has developed FRAGTrack Crusher, a blast fragmentation technology using artificial intelligence (AI) for material measurement during truck tipping.

The Federal Government has dedicated $243 million across Australia’s critical minerals industry to reduce the country’s reliance on Chinese resources.

Major miners Fortescue Metals Group, Aurizon and South32 have signed up to the new Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency report pilot.

Austral Resources has exposed first copper ore at the Anthill copper project in Queensland, allowing first ore to be stockpiled more than a month earlier than expected.

Newcrest Mining’s Cadia underground gold mine in New South Wales will be the first commercial trial site for Orica’s mechanised development charging system Avatel.

Austral Resources has seen first overburden moved at its Anthill copper mine in central Queensland, after Thiess was confirmed as the contractor late last year.

Orica has announced it will sell its Minova business to Aurelius Group for $180 million, subject to transaction costs.

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Orica and Alpha HPA have joined Rio Tinto in signing a statement of cooperation with the government, to pave the way to clean energy.

Austral Resources has performed its inaugural blast at the Anthill copper mine in central Queensland, setting Australia to gain another copper producer by April 2022.

Orica has reported the successful first production blast for WebGen 200 at a customer site in Moose Creek Quarry in Canada.

Wallis Drilling has sold its RIG Technologies business, which specialises in logging while drilling, to explosives and blasting systems giant Orica for an estimated $12 million.

Orica has revealed its new Digital Immersion Centre in Brisbane, providing the foundation for the company’s digital transformation aspirations.

Orica has expanded its portfolio of blast analysis software with OREPro 3D to improve ore recovery, grade and modelling.

GroundProbe is celebrating 20 years of operation, representing a company that’s grown from a homegrown start-up to a global innovator.

Orica has announced its goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050, covering scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions sources.

As the 2021 MINExpo International Conference wraps up for another year, Australian Mining reflects on the innovations and equipment unveiled in Las Vegas.