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Underground Mining

Temporary pillar recovery

WebGen™ unlocks the safe recovery of previously inaccessible ore pillars, reducing dilution, boosting productivity and creating more value from every stope, while the 4D™ Bulk Delivery System enables selective energy placement to further minimise dilution and enhance operational safety.
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Temporary pillar recovery.

Unlock previously inaccessible ore pillars with WebGen™ 
WebGen™ wireless initiation technology enables advanced mining methods that recover ore pillars previously considered uneconomic or unsafe to extract. 

Temporary Rib Pillar (TRP) method 
In modified AVOCA and similar mining methods, WebGen™ allows temporary rib pillars to be pre-charged during the initial development phase. These pillars act as structural barriers, retaining waste rock backfill until remote initiation is triggered. This approach enables delayed blasting of inaccessible pillars, reducing dilution and improving fragmentation control. 

Improved ore recovery 
Field application at Newmont Goldcorp (2018) demonstrated a 34% reduction in waste dilution through enhanced stope wall stability and controlled pillar extraction using WebGen™. This translates to higher ore yield and reduced waste handling. 

Increased productivity 
The same deployment achieved a 20% increase in mucking productivity by eliminating rehandling of waste material and improving truck fill factors—resulting in more efficient material movement and reduced cycle times. 

Enhanced safety 
WebGen™ eliminates the need for personnel to access hazardous areas for loading and tie-in, significantly reducing exposure to geotechnical risks and improving compliance with site safety protocols. . 

4D™ Bulk delivery system enables selective energy placement to further minimise dilution and enhance operational safety.

Benefits

Driven by innovation and backed by our global research, development and technical networks, we deliver solutions that solve real operational challenges. 

Improve safety

Improve safety

Blast quality and performance

Blast quality and performance

Maximise resource recovery

Maximise resource recovery

Operational efficiency and performance

Operational efficiency and performance

Reduce costs of drill and blast

Reduce costs of drill and blast

Total cost of ownership

Total cost of ownership

Additional benefits


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Improved ore recovery

  • A measurable improvement in conditions of the stope walls has deliver a 34% reduction in waste dilution based on WebGen™ application at Newmont Goldcorp in 2018.

Increased productivity

  • 20% improvement in mucking in productivity by eliminating waste rehandling and improving truck fill factors based on WebGen™ application at Newmont Goldcorp in 2018.

Improved safety

  • Eliminate operator exposure to load and tie-in.

Case Study

Newmont Goldcorp  Musselwhite, Canada.

“The entire team is excited by the possibilities that WebGen opened up, and the new opportunities they are allowing for us to increase our productivity.”

Billy Grace - Chief Engineer

Newmont Goldcorp Musselwhite.

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