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Following five years of intense R&D, Dyno Nobel unveiled a fully autonomous system that tackles one of mining’s last manual and safety-critical processes — the drill-and-blast bench.
Recently introduced to investors in New York, the world’s first end-to-end, autonomously orchestrated blast hole inspection and loading technology could unlock high-value deposits worldwide that, because of their location or site risks, have been unattainable — until now.
Dyno Nobel Chief Technology Officer Dirk Van Soelen said Mariana Minerals will soon trial the fully built prototype at Copper One, the world’s only autonomy-first mine and copper refinery, located in southeastern Utah.
“We know that safer and more consistent blasts lead to better extraction, and for a world hungry for critical minerals, the productivity and safety benefits that come from being able to deliver the full blasting process autonomously could not come [at] a better time,” he said.
“Teaming up with some of the world’s leading tech and robotics companies, we are incredibly proud that Dyno Nobel has built a full solution which we believe can transform one of the mining industry’s most safety-critical processes into a more reliable and repeatable data-driven operation.”
The autonomous bench is equipped with sensors, allowing for unprecedented data capture and analysis. It “can autonomously measure, prime, load, stem and record each hole. It also integrates with the systems at the mine, as well as other autonomous solutions that our customers have already deployed on their sites,” Van Soelen noted.
Dyno Nobel will roll out the new technology in a staged pathway to mid-2027.
Source: Dyno Nobel
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