Innovation
Safer, Smarter, Sustainable Mining
At Orica, we’re building the cutting-edge digital and automated technologies our customers need to create value today and into the future. By focusing on solutions that deliver safer, more productive, and sustainable outcomes we're helping customers achieve better outcomes worldwide.
Shaping the future of mining
Shaping the future of mining
We believe the future of mining and civil infrastructure is digital, connected, and sustainable. Our innovation roadmap focuses on reducing environmental impact, improving operational efficiency, and creating safer work environments through advanced technology solutions.
Our history
A history of innovation
For the past 150 years Orica has been investing in Innovation and Technology to deliver products and solutions that are safe, best in class and are ready when you need them, delivering enhanced value for operations globally.
Growing our Innovation Capability
Orica’s Digital Solutions have advanced through a purposeful and considered journey, evolving from stand‑alone technologies designed to meet specific operational needs into a connected, data‑driven digital ecosystem. Through deep domain expertise, targeted acquisitions, in‑house innovation and global partnerships, we have progressively strengthened our digital capabilities across planning, execution, measurement and insight.
Today, our digital technologies connect data, systems and people across mining and civil infrastructure industries. This integration enables safer operations, lifts productivity and empowers more informed decision‑making. Our evolution reflects Orica’s long‑term commitment to helping customers unlock greater value from their operations through scalable, trusted and future‑ready digital solutions.
Global Innovation Network
Our global network of technology centres bring together over 200 scientists, engineers, and technologists. Together, we’re solving the industry’s toughest challenges through collaboration and expertise.
Collaborations
Stanford University
Research collaboration focused on multi-agent "agentic" AI systems for mining automation.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Technology transfer and R&D partnership to adapt NASA's "NeBula" autonomy technology for mining robots.
BHP
Co-funded partnership through the Australian Government CRC-P grant scheme for In-Place Recovery (IPR) technology development.
University of Queensland
Quantum sensing antenna development for through-the-earth communication systems
University of Adelaide
Co-funded partnership through the Australian Government CRC-P grant scheme for In-Place Recovery (IPR) technology development.
Core Resources
CRC-P In-Place Recovery project partner. Conducting column leaching experiments and benchtop testing to develop leaching kinetics models for copper sulphide ores.
Hatch
Engineering partner for In-Place Recovery passive trial design, including hydraulic modelling for irrigation and drainage systems at BHP trial site.
QUBIC
Partnership for quantum technology research focused on using quantum microscopy and quantum computing to model enzymatic ore extraction processes for developing advanced lixiviants.
Bonsai Farm-ng
Technology partnership for the Amiga mobility platform, which serves as the base for Orica's on-bench automation solutions.
Queensland University of Technology
Partner in the Queensland Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance for quantum technology research and development.
Featured technologies
BlastIQ™ digital platform, 4D™ bulk delivery system, WebGen™ wireless initiating system
BlastIQ™ digital platform
Integrated technology solutions to optimise every blast.
4D™ bulk delivery system
A revolutionary bulk explosives system that matches a wider range of explosives energy to changes in geology in real time.
WebGen™ wireless initiating system
WebGen™ is the world’s first commercial wireless blasting system, delivering step‑change improvements in safety, productivity and blast reliability.
Latest insights and news
Stay ahead with the latest updates on Orica’s innovations, industry trends, and thought leadership articles.
In-Place Recovery
Technical Insights
In-Place Recovery
This industry-led research endeavour, known as the In-Place Recovery project, aims to develop innovative mining techniques that will enable the sustainable extraction of critical minerals while improving safety and reducing energy and water consumption for our customers.
Thought Leadership
Dynamic Pressure
How should mining, quarrying, civil tunnelling and construction industry customers interpret the EBS dynamic pressure resistance claims made by their EBS suppliers?
Innovation in action
Case study
Innovation in action
Stope optimisation with Subtek 4D™
Using 4D™ precision energy control, Dugald River reduced dilution and improved recovery across critical stope control areas.
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