From PT Bangun Ibu Pertiwi — a licensed drilling & blasting contractor that manufactures O₂ Rock Splitter consumables locally in Indonesia, serving mining, quarrying, and construction.
PT BIP's newest product line — a non-explosive alternative that harnesses the expansion of liquid oxygen (LOX) inside the borehole. It complements, rather than replaces, our conventional blasting services.
≈800×
LOX → gas volume expansion
−183°C
Liquid oxygen temperature
Liquid oxygen at −183°C flashes to gas → expands ≈800× → gas pressure breaks rock from inside the borehole
O2 Rock Splitter is a rock-breaking alternative for sites where explosives can't or mustn't be used. As a technology still new to Indonesia, we want you to start with the right expectations — what it can do, and what it can't.
Across trials with several customers, the results have always differed — depending on the rock, hole conditions and working environment. That's why we don't promise numbers up front. A trial gives you a real picture before you decide, and gives us the basis to design the right pattern.
We'd rather set honest expectations up front than make promises the field can't keep.
Request a trial at your site →No. O₂ Rock Splitter doesn't work through a detonation like explosives; it uses the gas expansion of liquid oxygen inside the borehole. Even so, it is still executed by a KIM-licensed shotfirer in line with applicable regulations.
No — and it isn't designed to be. Its power is lower than explosives: rock splits and cracks in place rather than shattering and being thrown. The same volume usually needs tighter hole spacing. O₂ Rock Splitter is an alternative for sites where explosives can't or mustn't be used — not a replacement for production blasting.
It fits best near communities or infrastructure, at sites sensitive to vibration and fly-rock, on projects held back by explosives permitting, and for limited breaking work such as boulders or tight working faces.
In our experience with several customers, results have always differed from site to site — depending on rock type, fractures, water conditions, and hole diameter and depth. A trial gives you a real picture before you decide, and is the basis for designing the right pattern for your project.
The permit application flow is similar to explosives, but the requirements are far simpler — and you don't handle it alone: PT BIP provides permit assistance and guidance, already included in our service package. Storage only needs an ordinary warehouse — not an explosives magazine — and shipping goes as regular cargo, not special explosives cargo.
No. Crews used to drilling and blasting only need a short training on the O₂ Rock Splitter procedure. PT BIP supports you in the field — from the trial until your team can run independently.
In that case we recommend the rock-breaking service from our subsidiary, PT Bangkit Putra Pertiwi. The BPP crew handles execution at your site, so you don't need to build your own team. Contact them directly at info@pt-bpp.co.id.
Cost depends on rock type, work volume, location and access, hole diameter and depth, and whether you buy direct or use the service. Because results differ at every site, we give a final estimate after a survey and trial.
