Back to basics: How Dyno Nobel cut development overbreak by 80 percent in North Queensland mine

Cross-section showing tunnel overbreak reduction using redesigned drill patterns and electronic detonators in underground development blasting.
Jamie Wade
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Content By Jamie Wade on June 26, 2025
Efficiency, Production Optimisation, Process Improvement, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies
Australia, Western Australia, Goldfields-Esperance, Mid West
Lead, Base Metals, Copper, Nickel, Zinc

At the 2025 AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide, Dyno Nobel Senior Technical Consultant Ed Wargem delivered a...

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