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Orica to launch wireless blasting this year

Orica Mining Services expects to launch its wireless initiating blasting system to the market later this year, chief mining engineer Stephen Boyce said at the Indaba conference in Cape Town.

Nadav Shemer
Orica conducts 1,500 blasts per day in more than 130 countries

Orica conducts 1,500 blasts per day in more than 130 countries

Calling this technology “the holy grail”, he said it would improve productivity, reliability, ore recovery, safety and flexibility in firing patterns. Orica conducts 1,500 blasts per day in more than...

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