Published: January 27, 2020 |

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Melbourne, Australia: Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, today announced the release of its new blast design and modelling software for underground mining applications, SHOTPlus™ Underground.

Since its original launch, SHOTPlus™ has grown to be the mining industry’s leading drill and blast software solution around the world. Following successful trials by Orica’s technical services teams, the new SHOTPlus™ Underground blast design and modelling software is designed specifically for advanced underground blast design and complex blasting scenarios.

Orica Global Digital Products Senior Manager, Angelo Labriola, describes the new software, saying “The latest SHOTPlus Underground has been fully re-written and is now the premier blast design package for the underground mining sector.”

“Designing, analyzing and visualizing in 3D has never been easier, ring to ring and hole to hole interactions and overall blast dynamics are at your fingertips, allowing users to optimize and maximize output, benefit and results,” said Labriola.

Underground production blasting typically requires geometrically complex ring patterns. Optimizing the explosives loading and initiation design and producing clear instructions to blasting crews requires a specialized software solution.

SHOTPlus™ Underground is designed to meet the discrete needs of underground mining applications, delivering an improved interactive 3D environment and enhanced visualization as well as Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) tools to allow engineers to identify the most efficient blast design to ensure the required outcome. The new set of features and tools also allows for easy adjustment of blast designs and rapid comparison of different scenarios.

“The ability to seamlessly adjust, visualize and optimize underground blast loading designs and timing allows users to efficiently design blasts, irrespective of complexity. It also enables the necessary analysis to optimize the performance of blast designs with Orica’s electronic initiation systems, dramatically cutting down the time required to produce loading and timing instructions for blast crews.” Labriola said.

Direct integration with Orica’s electronic initiation systems ensures that the blast design process flows seamlessly, with Orica’s product suite, delivering enhanced accuracy and efficiency whilst ensuring the integrity and safety of the process.

About Orica
Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction, and a specialist provider of ground support services in mining and tunneling.

Its purpose is to make customers successful, every day, all around the world. They take pride in operating safely, responsibly, and sustainably.

Founded in 1874, Orica has more than 140 years of experience and investment in innovation. They are the global leader in mining and civil services, with a diverse workforce of around 11,500 employees, servicing customers across more than 100 countries.

Their strategy is to be the trusted partner of choice for customers, by creating, developing, and delivering mining and civil blasting and ground control solutions that help them be more productive and manage their critical risks.

Their commitment to the safety, health, and wellbeing of their people and customers, the environment, and the communities in which they operate underpins everything they do.

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