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EXPLOSIVES
Explosive delivery
IM notes the completion of the Orica deals and looks at some of the latest
equipment for delivering explosives – particularly emulsions
F
or those confused by happenings in the transferred earlier in the year, the transfer today was started in a production stoping section,
global explosives sector, the Managing of businesses in some 28 countries successfully aimed at succeeding with emulsion blasting. By
Director of AEL, Graham Edwards, completes the acquisition announced in late last year there had been four main
explained it well at the time in his company’s September last year within the time frame achievements:
magazine Blasting News. He noted that under previously advised. Orica Managing Director and ● Proof that rock-breaking of small diameter
the break-up deal announced in September CEO, Graeme Liebelt, said that the focus was holes in a narrow reef environment is feasible
2005, “Macquarie Bank - in conjunction with now on successful integration of the Dyno with emulsion explosives
Orica - bought Orica’s biggest global competitor, businesses while maintaining the high level of ● Development of improved and simplified
Dyno Nobel, whose Australian and North performance of both organisations in customer piston pumps and their ancillary equipment for
American interests remain as Dyno Nobel under service, productivity and SHES (Safety, Health, emulsion charging
the ownership of Macquarie Bank. But, all its the Environment, and Security).” ● Substantial reduction of capital requirements
businesses in Europe, South America and Asia by the removal of silos, transfer pumps,
will become Orica’s. This means that Orica will Emulsion in the hole cassettes and piping
increase its global market share from 20 to Mark Cross, AEL Mining Engineer Blast Consult ● Creation of a simplified logistic system for
25%, while Dyno-Nobel’s proportion will drop notes that his company “has been selling moving emulsion by means of bags.
from 18 to 13%. Orica now becomes twice the emulsion as a bulk alternative to packaged Cross explains that a number of improvements
size of its biggest competitor. explosives in the surface and massive mining to the US05 pump have improved its reliability
“This international consolidation of the environments for many years. However, it has and robustness to the extent where it is satisfactory
explosives industry is driven by the fact that the remained a niche product in narrow reef mining in the stoping scenario when primers are used.
global mining industry has been consolidating because of costs - particularly with regard to However, one of the main objectives of the new
over the past decade, resulting in huge global capital requirements, ongoing maintenance, project is ‘primer-less’ blasting, hence a product
mining companies. Consolidation of the machinery and accessory equipment.” of the highest quality is required in terms of
explosives industry was inevitable for it to match In April 2004, an underground blasting project energy, sensitivity and density. The decision was
the structure of its taken to develop a new
customer base. AEL is pump which would eliminate
focused on expanding current shortcomings
internationally, and we through the following key
intend growing our features:
business in areas where we ● Better quality of product
can add value. We are able ● A pump mass of less than
to operate efficiently in 35 kg
developing countries with ● A batching unit to batch
our modern and top rate pre-determined masses of
technology and equipment, product varying between 0.5
and are capable of assuring and 3.0 kg
a reliable, efficient and ● A more suitable system to
cost-effective service to our dispense emulsion into the
customers, despite the pump
remoteness of their ● A safety device to stall the
locations.” pump when gassing solution
On June 1 this year, Orica is below a certain level
stated it had completed the ● A pump at the lowest
transfer of the remaining possible cost.
acquired Dyno Nobel Three prototypes were
businesses in Europe, the developed for extensive
Middle East, Africa, Asia surface and underground
and Latin America. Orica testing during the period up
further announced on June to the end of October 2005.
9: “With the businesses The following features make
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features are built in to ease the operator’s work. Operator safety is assured and productivity ground conditions), making it difficult to blow
It consists of a Normet NC 98 mining carrier, enhanced by the telescopic boom and man load these holes with ANFO. Blow loading
emulsion module and boom lifter with 500 kg basket mounted on a base rotation turret. Man ANFO is a two-person task.
lifting load and a maximum 5.8-m platform baskets are self-levelling and rotate to keep the Orica’s Hypercharge Drive has made possible
height to reach to 8 m high backs. The emulsion basket railing close to the face. These products the development charging of faces in varied
module is comprised of emulsion pumping and are designed and manufactured to satisfy the ground conditions, with a range of variable
sensitizing systems, safety systems, storage facilities major standards for man lift devices. density products. Bulk emulsion eliminates the
for emulsion components and water. Automatic The carriers provide safe, high-durability, low- issues associated with loading ANFO into damp
charging hose feeder and hose, as well as an maintenance operation. Engine bays incorporate or wet blastholes, and eliminates the need for
automated CAN-Bus control system. Depending hot side/cold side design, keeping hydraulic lines packaged product in these situations. It can also
on the charging hose diameter and pumping and the fuel tank on the cold side of the be a single-person operation and allows charging
length, this can provide a charging capacity of engine. The electrical system is sealed to avoid of partially blocked blastholes. The hole can be
up to 80 kg/min. moisture entry and corrosion. They also provide pressurized, allowing emulsion to be pumped
Normet recently introduced a new value- three-point contact at operator mounting past the partial blockage. A feature previously
added concept – Life Time Care (LTC) – that points. Daily checks are accomplished from the unavailable with blow loaded ANFO charging.
aims to increase cost-efficiency from the initial ground without climbing on the machine. The Perilya Broken Hill operation notes the
machine purchase to the end of its life, perhaps Power train components by Detroit Diesel, following improvements with the introduction
decades later. In this case it can include training Deutz, Dana Clark Hurth, New Holland and of the Hypercharge™ Drive Bulk Emulsion
and supervision on explosives and blasting John Deere all provide clean operation with high System.
systems. LTC can include maintenance and operating availability. The main frames carry a ● Reduction in face charging time
repair agreements, spare parts contracts and five-year or 10,000-hour warranty. ● Pattern expansion in development mining
various warranty options. Underground, Orica is now taking the skills ● Reduction in the amount of jumbo scaling
Such customer/supplier relationships are quite and know how of its Hypercharge Total ● Improved perimeter control (less overbreak)
common these days. Normet’s LTC can reach far production loading system and applying it to ● Elimination of packaged product for wet hole
beyond these. For example the concept can be development mining where speed of advance is, charging
extended to rebuilds or modification of machines of course, a priority. Hypercharge Drive is a low ● Increase in metres advanced (butt reduction)
for other tasks, widening the utilization of capital input system with all of the advantages ● Product variation capabilities for different
machines. Other options include rental or the of the production service, but scaled down to fit ground conditions (gassier options)
purchase of second hand machines. development applications. ● Reduction in explosives usage (less blastholes
Getman’s range of ANFO charging vehicles is Hypercharge Total enables each delivery to be drilled per round)
suitable for charging development or production tailored to the blast design and needs of the ● Elimination of product manual handling issues
face rounds measuring from 6 m high x 9 m job. It uses Orica equipment operated by Orica ● Elimination of additional perimeter products.
wide (optionally up to 6 m x 14.2 m) to 9 m personnel to load production or development Marcotte’s Emulsion Loading Truck, based on
high x 12 m wide. Onboard ANFO capacity can blasts. Hypercharge Drive is designed for a Minejack Carrier (four-wheel drive, centre
range from 566 litres (or 454 kg) to 2,264 litres customer operation in development mining articulation) will carry emulsion explosives under-
(or 1,816 kg) allowing for high productivity by applications with the provision of Orica training ground and is capable of loading up holes,
keeping the hose in the hole. and maintenance of proprietary equipment. down holes and drift holes in a fast efficient
The ANFO delivery system is suitable for both One user of Hypercharge Drive is the Perilya manner from a scissor lift platform. It features a
horizontal drifting, development rounds and Broken Hill mine in New South Wales, Australia, 3,180-kg emulsion bin with loading attachments
vertical uphole production rounds up to 102 where there exists a variety of ground conditions. and hydraulic power Orbitrol type steering for
mm in diameter. These machines are designed The ground varies from laminar, sheared, to bi-directional operation. There is also the High
for single man charging and allow for either self massive. Blastholes in development faces vary Speed Ramanfo truck is designed to load drift
contained operation with an onboard air from dry to wet, and holes are often partially holes with ANFO in a fast efficient manner. The
compressor or the use of mine air circuits. blocked with broken rock (due to sheared service platform covers 147 m2. IM
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