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Orica, Epiroc in underground wireless detonation breakthrough

Australian blasting specialists Orica and Swedish mining OEM Epiroc, in partnership with Agnico Eagle, have conducted the first live blasting of the world's first semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution at Agnico Eagle's Kittilä mine in Finland.

Craig Guthrie
The blasted face charged by Avatel

The blasted face charged by Avatel

The Orica solution, called Avatel, enables a single operator to prepare and wirelessly complete a full charging cycle from the safety of an enclosed cabin. The first successful blast was loaded and...

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