Record Blast at Iron Ore Company of Canada
- Organization:
- International Society of Explosives Engineers
- Pages:
- 7
- File Size:
- 198 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2008
Abstract
The Iron Ore Company of Canada [IOC] is a global leader in Arctic mining applications, and the blasting crew have something to be very proud of. On Wednesday 21 Dec 2005 at 3:28 PM the largest single bench blast in the company history was detonated. The successful firing of this 5.0 million tonne [5.5 million ton] blast surpassed the previous company record of 3.8 million tonnes [4.18 million ton].
Citation
APA: (2008) Record Blast at Iron Ore Company of Canada
MLA: Record Blast at Iron Ore Company of Canada. International Society of Explosives Engineers, 2008.