Blasting Solutions

4D Protect

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Reliable blasting performance in wet dewatered and dry conditions.

The 4D™ Coal System offers a versatile range of energy-matched bulk explosives designed specifically for coal mining. It enables operators to achieve optimal blast performance across all blasthole conditions—wet, dewatered and dry. By matching explosive energy to site conditions, the system helps improve fragmentation, reduce costs and deliver predictable, efficient outcomes for surface mining operations.

Product benefits

Orica’s products and services are designed to help you achieve safer, more efficient, and more sustainable outcomes, wherever you operate.
Maximise resource recovery

Maximise resource recovery

Operational efficiency and performance

Operational efficiency and performance

Sustainability and Reduced Footprint

Sustainability and Reduced Footprint

Total cost of ownership

Total cost of ownership

Reduce Costs of Drill and Blast

Reduce Costs of Drill and Blast

Blast quality and performance

Blast quality and performance

Features and benefits

Dynamic energy control for coal geology Tailor energy profiles to match coal seam variability and improve blast outcomes.

4D Surface - The new dimension in blasting

Industries

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Surface coal

Hole conditions

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Dewatered

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Dry

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Hard rock

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Hot and/or reactive ground

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Jointed ground

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Very abrasive rock

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Wet

Customer Success

Enhance explosives performance and cost efficiency with Fortis 4D Extra-i.

See how PT AMMAN Mineral Nusa Tenggara used the 4D™ Surface Bulk System to improve fragmentation, reduce powder factor and speed up bucket fill times- all without without increasing drill and blast costs—a true win for efficiency and value.
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Product Range

Advanced bulk emulsion chemistry

New emulsion chemistry enables faster chemical sensitisation and significantly lower densities to be achieved and maintained.  
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Customer Testimonial

"The integration of 4D technology into our drill and blast operations has resulted in significant cost optimization without compromising fragmentation quality. With embedded 4D technology, including 4D-enabled Mobile Manufacturing Units (MMU) with LOADPlus, BlastIQ, and SHOTPlus, we are now able to design and execute the blasts with better precision. This includes refined burden and spacing configurations, optimized charge distributions and tailored explosives energy based on geological condition. These enhancements have not only reduced explosive and drilling costs but have also minimised overbreak and dilution, ensuring consistent fragmentation is suitable for downstream processing. Ultimately, this approach has led to increased productivity and enhanced overall mine-to-mill performance."

Hazqil Arafi, Senior Technical Services Manager PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara.
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4D Coal product range

Fortis 4D

Fortis 4D™ enables tailored energy placement across varied geology and wet conditions. It can improve digger productivity, reduce powder factor, and lower overall blasting costs through dynamic energy control.
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Further insights

Traditional bulk explosives systems rely on density-based design—meaning the explosive’s performance is determined by its physical density. This approach limits flexibility because each product has a fixed energy profile, requiring multiple products or complex decking to manage variations in geology and hole conditions. 4D™ introduces energy-based design. Instead of focusing on density, 4D™ measures and controls the energy delivered into the blasthole. This shift enables engineers to tailor blast energy precisely to match geology and desired outcomes, without changing products. Key Differences Conventional systems: Fixed density per product Limited ability to adjust energy within or between holes Requires multiple products for different conditions 4D™ systems: Energy—not density—drives blast performance Adjust energy from hole to hole  Delivers the industry’s widest Relative Bulk Strength (RBS) range using a single emulsion and gasser combination Simplifies blast design and improves consistency