The Development of an Inhibited Explosive for Black Pyritic Reactive Shale

The Hamersley Province is located 1OOOkm to the North of Perth .the Capital City of Western Australia and is of major economic significance due to the mining of extensive deposits of Haematitic Iron Ore for both domestic and export use. A small but significant proportion of the waste associated with these deposits presents problems due to its ability to spontaneously combust and react with explosives resulting in premature detonations.