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Blasting Solutions

Pentex

Powerful booster range tailored to meet global mining challenges.

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Blasting Solutions

Pentex

High-energy booster range for reliable blasting performance.

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Blasting Solutions

Pentex

Flexible booster range engineered for safety, efficiency, and consistent blasting results.

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Pentex boosters for optimal blasting performance across global mining operations.

Pentex™ boosters deliver high-energy initiating power for a wide range of blasting applications, ensuring reliable performance in surface and underground operations. Acting as powerful explosives amplifiers, they transfer initiation from detonators to bulk explosives such as ANFO and emulsion blends, even under challenging conditions at the bottom of blast holes. 

Engineered for precision and safety, Pentex™ boosters feature a high detonation velocity of over 7,000 metres per second. This guarantees consistent initiation and optimal energy transfer, improving blast quality and downstream efficiency. Pentex™ boosters are available in multiple sizes and configurations, including single or double detwells.

Pentex™ boosters offer flexibility to suit diverse hole conditions and mining environments. With proven reliability in wet, deep, or reactive ground, Pentex™ boosters help operations achieve consistent results and minimise risk. Their robust design ensures dependable initiation every time, supporting productivity and operational efficiency across global mining projects.

Product benefits

Orica’s products and services are designed to help you achieve safer, more efficient and more sustainable outcomes, wherever you operate.

Blast quality and performance

Blast quality and performance

Ease of use

Ease of use

Improve safety

Improve safety

Maximise resource recovery

Maximise resource recovery

Security of supply

Security of supply

Total cost of ownership

Total cost of ownership

Operational efficiency and performance

Operational efficiency and performance

Pentex product range

Precision for narrow diameter holes

Reliable initiation for small hole applications 

Small Pentex™ boosters are engineered for precision blasting in narrow diameter holes where space and accuracy are critical. These boosters provide high sensitivity to detonators and ensure consistent initiation of bulk explosives such as ANFO and emulsions. Their compact design makes them ideal for complex blast patterns and tight drilling layouts. 

Key benefits: 

  • Accurate initiation in confined spaces
  • Reduced risk of misfires in small diameter holes
  • Compatible with standard detonators and detonating cord

Small: Pentex™ CD Series or Pentex™ 25 Series 

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Industries

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Iron ore

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Surface metal

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Surface coal

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Underground mining

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Quarrying

Hole conditions

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Dry

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Dewatered

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Wet

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Hard rock

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Hot and/or reactive ground

Questions?

Contact our global team of experts to learn how we can support your operations. 

Further insights

What are boosters? Boosters are high-energy explosive devices that amplify the initiation signal from a detonator, ensuring reliable initiation of bulk explosives like ANFO and emulsions. 

How do boosters work? Boosters pick up the initiation from a detonator and transfer it to the main charge. Their high detonation velocity ensures consistent energy delivery for optimal blasting results. 

Why is Pentex™ the best in market? Pentex™ boosters combine proven reliability, high-energy performance, and flexible configurations to suit diverse mining conditions worldwide. They are trusted for safety and efficiency. 

Why are Pentex™ boosters so popular? Pentex™ boosters are known for their consistent initiation power, adaptability to different hole sizes, and ability to perform in adverse conditions. 

What can Pentex™ work with? Pentex™ boosters are compatible with detonators and detonating cord, and they reliably initiate bulk explosives such as ANFO and emulsion blends. 

What detonators can Pentex™ boosters work with? Pentex™ boosters are compatible with high-strength electric, electronic, and non-electric detonators, as well as detonating cord for flexible initiation. Pentex™ boosters are the recommended initiation solution for most Orica bulk explosives products, including ANFO and emulsion blends. They are also used in conjunction with Orica initiating systems to deliver safe, efficient, and reliable blasting outcomes across surface and underground operations.

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