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TAN plant blast off With a couple of key wins in its pocket, Orica has decided to crank the technical ammonium nitrate plant it built on Western ’s Burrup Peninsula up to its full 330,000 tonne per annum rate. By Noel Dyson

hose wins have come at the 2019 it would no longer be supplying BHP NPAT impact of about $5 million in FY18, expense of Orica’s main competitor ’s ammonium nitrate prill. $16 million in FY19, $22 million in FY20, Dyno Nobel. Then in January announced $18 million in FY21, and $20 million in FY22. Indeed, while Orica has a policy that from February 9 it would no longer be The pain is expected to ease beyond FY22. Tof never commenting on a single customer, supplying Roy Hill. In both the Roy Hill and BHP cases Incitec Orica’s Blast IQ™ System delivers a range of technology its CEO Alberto Calderon broke that rule The loss of contracts is expected to have Pivot believes the NPAT impact may be BLAST IQ™ while giving his address to the company’s a fairly reasonable impact on Dyno Nobel’s mitigated to some extent by new commercial ENABLES solutions to improve productivity, save time and reduce annual general meeting. earnings. arrangements. EFFICIENT the overall cost of drill and blast operations. “I’m pleased to say that last month ADMINISTRATION Blast IQ™ enables efficient administration of blasting information, with blast related [November] we won a new contract with “This, combined with our existing customer contracts, files accessible anytime, from anywhere, via the secure cloud-based web application. BHP in the , for the OF BLASTING Continuous improvement is made possible through the capture, centralisation and supply of ammonium nitrate from the Burrup means we expect the Burrup plant to be fully loaded analysis of data from all phases of the blasting process. TAN Plant from December 2019,” he said. INFORMATION. “This, combined with our existing from 2020.” Please contact your local Orica representative to discover how you can save customer contracts, means we expect the – Orica CEO Alberto Calderon time with the Blast IQ™ system. Go to orica.com/blastIQ to find out more. Burrup plant to be fully loaded from 2020.” Since winning the BHP Pilbara work, Blasting Systems | Ground Support | Chemicals Orica subsequently added iron ore miner Incitec Pivot said the BHP contract loss was The AN Dyno Nobel has been supplying orica.com Roy Hill to the list, meaning more demand not expected to have any financial impact on to BHP and Roy Hill comes from its for product from the Burrup plant. it for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 financial years. arrangement with subsidiary That plant was officially launched in 2016, However, beyond that the BHP loss is C SB P. at a time when most miners were cutting expected to have a one-off maximum impact CSBP makes its ammonium nitrate at its back on costs wherever they could. on net profit after tax of approximately $10 facility south of Perth. That AN needs to be It has effectively been in the million in FY20 and $25 million in FY21 and transported up to the Pilbara. “commissioning” phase ever since. then minimal impact beyond FY21. This is where Orica has stolen a march In November Dyno Nobel’s owner Incitec The Roy Hill impact will be more with its TAN plant situated in the middle Pivot announced that from November 28 immediate. That is expected to have a one-off of iron ore heartland.

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Explosive evolution Explosive trucks are moving closer to full autonomy as the launch of Orica’s Bulkmaster 7 Mobile Manufacturing Unit shows. By Noel Dyson

he Bulkmaster 7 integrates with by Orica. One is the patented bin shape to and Fortis at rates of 1100kg per minute and Orica’s blast optimisation systems optimise ammonium nitrate flowability, 550kg/min respectively. including the latest evolution of minimise weight, evenly distribute stresses Augers have been specially designed automated data captured powered and lower the centre of gravity. and hydraulic power tripled compared to Tby its Blast IQ system. This improves reliability, stability and conventional delivery systems to allow those Tasmanian company Elphinstone is safety as well as achieving up to 20.9t of delivery rates. Orica’s manufacturing partner for the new machines. Blast IQ delivers a range of technology The Bulkmaster 7 can deliver that Fortan and Fortis at solutions to improve productivity, save time rates of 1100kg per minute and 550kg/min respectively. and reduce costs. Using the Loadplus delivery technology that is part of Blast IQ, products are Fortan capacity and 22.5t of Fortis. The machine also comes with the latest delivered accurately in accordance with site Fortan is part of Orica’s bulk explosives in hydraulic, sensor and control system requirements. range and is designed for use at ground technology to optimise usability and This is another step along the path Orica is temperatures up to 100C. formulation quality at high speeds. treading to automate the blasthole charging Fortis is a system of sensitised pumped Orica senior manager Bulkmaster 7 process. emulsion blends that has been designed for integrated project team Nick Harrison said Besides the software, the Bulkmaster 7 has use in wet blasting applications. the traditional boundaries of delivery system a number of other innovations developed The Bulkmaster 7 can deliver that Fortan construction had been tested thanks

The Bulkmaster 7 on a bench.

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Th ey signifi cantly improved the delivery rates, quality and safety on the bench. Th e launch of the high capacity Bulkmaster MMU by Orica – although in those days it was known as ICI Explosives – in 1989 off ered the capability to deliver a range of bulk explosives tailored to meet mining requirements, safety, reliability and a high delivery rate. Th e Bulkmaster was the fi rst MMU in Australia to use a fl exible bin confi guration, allowing it to be tailored to the product mix required by a particular site. Th e machine evolved through fi ve So it begins. The fi rst iteration of the Bulkmaster. iterations, adding features such as deep hole hose handling, remote opening bins, design- to the global network of fi eld experience, leading edge technologies and new ideas. life improvements and auger metering MMU design experience and Elphinstone’s “We are pleased to be working with Orica methods. knowledge. on the roll-out of this new technology at our Orica group executive & president “Th e multi-disciplinary team changed Pilbara operations as part of our constant Australia Pacifi c & Asia Darryl Cuzzubbo the historic limits to carrying capacity, drive in continuing our productivity and said the Bulkmaster 7’s increased payload, accuracy, delivery speeds and variances in effi ciency improvements,” she said. loadout rates and bin fl exibility would off er material properties with greater stability FMG has already helped Caterpillar customers a clear competitive advantage. and ergonomic design than ever before in a develop its autonomous haulage technology “We are continually advancing our delivery system,” he said. and uses automated blasthole drills. delivery systems in both underground and “It sets a new global standard in safety and Th e Orica Bulkmaster MMUs are moving surface applications and believe delivery productivity.” into their 28th year of service. systems form a fundamental building Th e fi rst Bulkmaster 7 has gone to Th e initial units were specifi cally designed block to providing a superior service to our . to deliver a single bulk explosive such as customers,” he said. FMG CEO Elizabeth Gains said the ammonium nitrate fuel oil, watergel and Bulkmaster 7s will be rolled out in company had a proud history of embracing heavy ANFO. Australia during 2018 and 2019.

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