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[Feature News] ~ 2 - July -2006
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i-kon™ ACCURACY - BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE! 
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Three apartment towers in the Val-Fourré district of Mantes-la-Jolie, France were demolished with the help of Orica’s i-kon™ electronic detonator System on Sunday July 2, 2006. The demolitions were part of a ten-year-old Urban Renewal Program that is being undertaken by the city located 30 miles (50 kms) northwest of Paris, and involves remaking what was once one of the least attractive suburbs in France.
Built in the 1960’s-70’s, the three towers on Edgar Degas Street were called K1, K2 and K3 and stood 160 feet tall, but took less than 10 seconds to fall. The blast took three months to plan and used 580 kgs of explosives and 3138 i-kon™ electronic detonators. This historic blast was also the largest electronic demolition blast ever undertaken in Europe and was very close to being the largest electronic blast of any kind ever fired in the world.
Several of France’s most experienced demolition companies were involved in this complex project. Site management was handled by CEBTP and a different company was assigned to each building. Melchiorre was responsible for K1, SMD for K2 and Cardem for K3. As well, local company ATD supplied 3300 feet (1000 m) of water hose for dust suppression.
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[News] ~ 21 -December -2005
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| ANOTHER IOC RECORD FOR 2005 |
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Orica and IOC worked collaboratively over the last few months of 2005 to adapt the i-kon™ electronic blasting system to the severe sub-arctic weather conditions that are typical during winter at the Labrador City mine site. This collaboration has been very successful, and in December/2005 it resulted in the largest single bench blast in IOC's history, as well as the largest i-kon™ blast ever in the world. This was all accomplished under tough conditions with temperatures in the -25 C range and winds at 15 -20 km/hr.
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[News] ~ 7-November -2005
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| CEBS - DETONATE REMOTELY... WITH SAFETY |
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Now i-kon™ is introducing CEBS or Central Blasting System, designed exclusively for underground, which combines the precision and flexibility of i-kon with the safety and convenience of remote blasting from the surface. The i-kon™ CEBS consists of both underground and surface components.
Underground, the CEBS components are the i-kon Logger, digital detonators and the Remote Blasting Box or RBB. |
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Surface components consist of a PC-based Central Blasting software package, a master control “Lockbox”, a Smart Dongle, a Master Dongle and a physical key. Importantly, there is no need to install a dedicated communication line because CEBS makes use of the mine's existing analog phone system and other communication options are currently under development. Learn More>>
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[News] ~ 23 -June -2005
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| SEVERE CONDITIONS? HERE'S THE PRESCRIPTION! |
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Orica announces the introduction of i-kon™ RX as a premium addition to its extensive i-kon™ Digital Energy Control System. |
| Orica announces the introduction of i-kon™ RX as a premium addition to its extensive i-kon™ Digital Energy Control System. i-kon™ RX features a red downline wire with significantly improved robustness and damage resistance compared to standard i-kon™. I-kon™ RX is primarily aimed at operations where mining conditions are severe and risk of stemming damage to downlines is frequent.
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| [News] ~ 15-April-2005 |
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| SERIOUSLY USEFUL, REAL BENEFITS
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Orica is proud to introduce a remote blasting system. The i-kon™ SURBS allows any surface mine or quarry operation to initiate i-kon™ blasts from a completely safe and convenient point, well away from the hazards of fly rock or other blast effects. SURBS is simple to use and secure, protected against stray signals or interference through multiple levels of security. |
| It handles up to 2400 i-kon™ detonators and has a line-of-sight operating range of 2500 meters or 8200 feet. The System delivers complete 2-way communication to every detonator, verifying delay time and det functionality before blasting, all from a safe location from where you can watch the blast site approaches. Seriously useful? We think so. Learn More>>
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| [News] ~ 22-July-2004 |
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| “LONG OSCAR” NO
LONGER DOMINATES THE HAGEN SKYLINE |
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When the 100m high bank tower in Hagen, Germany, (nicknamed "Long Oscar") came down on the 7th March/2004, it was the |
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Europe ever demolished by controlled blasting. The
expert European-based demolition company P&Z
(Prangenberg & Zaum) managed this spectacular
and successful demolition using i-kon™ digital
detonators for the critical blasts. Find out how
they safely brought down a 100m building well
within an allowable space of only 70m, without any
damage to nearby structures. The i-kon™ System's
precision, huge range of delays, and reliability
were a perfect fit for the needs of this job. And
the checkability of the System allowed
verification of full functionality right up to the
moment of blasting. Learn More>>
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| [News] ~ 27-May-2004 |
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| CHUQUICAMATA MINE
FOCUSES ON i-kon™ ELECTRONIC DETONATOR TECHNOLOGY.
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Chiles' giant Chuquicamata open cut copper mine,
the largest and deepest pit in the world, |
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electronic detonator technology. Since 2000, they had
been testing all of the competing systems on the market.
In 2002, they selected i-kon™ as their prefered system
and have since been reaping significant benefits in the
operation of their mine. Vibration is down, increasing
the safety and stability of the pit wall, and
fragmentation size & consistency have improved,
leading to significant savings on shovel and haul truck
operation. But, as Chuqui D&B Superintendent Carlos
Barros states: "The biggest savings are in the later
phases, when you reduce the size going to the crusher
and grinder. This improves the entire downstream process
by saving mechanical and electrical energy, both of
which are much more expensive than the chemical energy
released by the explosives. Learn More>>
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| [News]
~ 17-March-2004
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| ORICA & SASOL ENTER AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON ELECTRONIC DETONATOR TECHNOLOGY
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Orica and Sasol have reached an agreement in principle whereby Orica will purchase from SMI, a
subsidiary of Sasol, all of SMI’s electronic detonator
technology. |
| As well, Orica and Sasol will enter into a distribution co-operation agreement for the South African market, which will allow Orica’s advanced blasting technologies access to one of the world’s largest mining markets. Learn More>>
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| [News] ~ 25-November-2003 |
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| TRAP ROCK &
SHOTPlus®-i … AN UNBEATABLE COMBINATION
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Trap Rock Industries, was founded in the mid 1860's and is now one of the largest crushed rock suppliers in the northeast U.S. David Richards, i-kon™ Specialist, states, " i-kon™ and SHOTPlus®-i are a natural fit for Trap Rock Industries. |
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| This company is among a few in the quarry industry that seek out promising technology, and readily understand how important optimum blast results are to overall cost containment and productivity. Trap Rock was one of the first to adopt i-kon™ in North America, and they continue to benefit from the improvements the system provides." Learn More>> |
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