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Resolute's Syama gold mine begins blasting with fully wireless system

A significant milestone has been achieved in the Resolute and Orica partnership with the commencement of production blasting at the Syama mine in Mali using WebGen, the world’s first fully wireless initiating system developed by Orica.

 Guy Valerie Mbinga, WebGen technician Orica Mali, firing the first WebGen blast at Syama under the authority of John Wheeler, general manager - Operations, Syama Mine

Guy Valerie Mbinga, WebGen technician Orica Mali, firing the first WebGen blast at Syama under the authority of John Wheeler, general manager - Operations, Syama Mine

Wireless blasting will support Resolute's strategic vision of being a successful low-cost gold producer. The WebGen system completely eliminates the need for down-lines and surface connecting wires...

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