Orica

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.

Orica has launched 4D at MINExpo 2021, its new bulk explosives technology enabling customers to target specific blast outcomes in real-time.

The Australian Industry Energy Transition Initiative has welcomed Rio Tinto as a partner, plus a $2m grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

GroundProbe has released the RGR-Velox, an advanced doppler radar for real-time reactive geohazard monitor that detects tailings dam breaches, slope failures, landslides and avalanches.

Resolute Mining has introduced wireless blasting at the Syama gold mine in Mali through Orica’s WebGen system.

Orica has put subsidiary Minova up for sale following hampered market conditions and the halving of overall earnings.

Orica has stepped up blasting technology since it released its Advanced Vibration Management (AVM) software this April.

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