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Orica's WebGen enables wireless blasting for safer, efficient mining operations
WebGen eliminates down-lines with encrypted wireless signals, allowing blast preloading weeks in advance, improving safety, flexibility, and productivity in surface and underground mining.
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What Is WebGen™?
WebGen™ is the world’s first truly wireless initiating system, designed for safe, reliable blasting in both surface and underground operations. It eliminates the need for down-lines and surface connectors by using low-frequency magnetic induction signals to communicate through rock, water, and air—allowing preloading of blast holes, reduces scheduling constraints, and improves safety by eliminating the need to re-enter hazardous areas. WebGen™ is delivered as a service by trained Orica technicians, with site-specific signal surveys and reactivity testing to ensure optimal performance.
Each WebGen™ primer is programmed with encrypted wake-up, arm, and fire codes, and remains dormant until activated by a secure signal. This allows for preloading blast holes days or weeks in advance, removing people from hazardous areas and enabling flexible, efficient operations.
Underground Mining
WebGen™ 200 Underground Pro is purpose-built for underground mining, enabling safe preloading and remote initiation of blast holes without physical connections—reducing exposure, improving drawpoint availability, and unlocking new mining methods for
- Sub Level Caves
- Sub Level Open Stopes
- Block Cave Drawbells & Undercuts
- Block Cave Pre-conditioning
- Temporary Pillar Recovery
- Stranded Pillar Recovery
Surface Mining
WebGen™ wireless blasting technology enables surface mining operations—also known as open pit or open cut mining—to operate with greater safety, precision, and flexibility. By removing the need for physical connections in blast holes, WebGen™ allows mines to preload and fire blasts remotely, reducing exposure to hazardous areas and enabling more agile, efficient scheduling. This innovation supports key operational priorities, including minimising downtime during adverse weather, optimizing mine sequencing, and reducing environmental and community impact
WebGen™ wireless blasting technology enables surface mining operations—also known as open pit or open cut mining—to operate with greater safety, precision, and flexibility. By removing the need for physical connections in blast holes, WebGen™ allows mines to preload and fire blasts remotely, reducing exposure to hazardous areas and enabling more agile, efficient scheduling. This innovation supports key operational priorities, including minimising downtime during adverse weather, optimizing mine sequencing, and reducing environmental and community impact
Case Studies
Discover how WebGen™ is delivering real results in the field. These hero case studies highlight innovative applications across global mining operations, showcasing how wireless blasting is driving measurable improvements in dilution control, productivity, and community impact.
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