The Use of High Density Ammonium Nitrate Mini-Prill Blasting Agents to Reduce Drilling and Blasting Costs
- Organization:
- International Society of Explosives Engineers
- Pages:
- 7
- File Size:
- 146 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1994
Abstract
In early 1993 a test program was designed to determine if mining costs could be reduced by using a high density ammonium nitrate mini-prill blasting agent. The goal was to reduce mining costs by expanding blast hole patterns while maintaining or improving dig-ability of the shot material. The program was conducted at Santa Fe Pacific Gold's Lone Tree gold mine near Valmy, Nevada.
Citation
APA: (1994) The Use of High Density Ammonium Nitrate Mini-Prill Blasting Agents to Reduce Drilling and Blasting Costs
MLA: The Use of High Density Ammonium Nitrate Mini-Prill Blasting Agents to Reduce Drilling and Blasting Costs. International Society of Explosives Engineers, 1994.