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  • ISEE
    Vibration Characteristics on Surface and in Underground Openings from Opencast Mine Blasting

    By M. Roy

    Safety and stability of underground coal mine workings are always in danger when opencast mines are operating in close proximity. A study was conducted to investigate the level of vibration generated

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Drill Monitoring and GPS Developments and their Impact on the Drill to Mill Process

    By John Vynne

    Too often, a mine’s operations, including drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, crushing, processing, etc., are considered independent steps, rather then a continuous process. In fact, these are inter

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    The High Explosives Industry in the United States: The First 20 Years - 18654 885

    By Robert B. Hopler

    The history of the first twenty years of the high explosives industry in the United States begins as an illustration of the free enterprise system at its best and ends with the industry virtually take

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    Impact of fine Aluminum on ANFO Explosives

    By O. Rielo, P. Katsabanis

    Traditionally fine aluminum is not used in dry commercial explosives due to the hazard associated with aluminum dust explosions during mixing. An industrial process has been developed which enables th

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Understanding Toxic Fumes from Mining Explosives

    By Michael S. Wieland

    "Toxic fumes cause fatal andnonfatal incidents in underground mining, where the working environment tends to trap the fumes, hindering the restoration of non-harmful conditions. Workers can underestim

    Jan 1, 1997

  • ISEE
    Seismograph Calibration - What You Should Know

    By Bob Turnbull

    The dictionary definition of calibration is: to determine by measurement or comparison with a standard, the corre c t value for each scale reading on a device.1 As a consultant or blast contractor, yo

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Near-Field Blast Vibration Monitoring: Practical Considerations and Issues

    By John Heilig, Patrick Andrieux

    "Near-field monitoring of blast induced seismic vibrations is a practical and useful way of assessing blast field behaviour for diagnosis and optimization purposes. It is also necessary in order to pr

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Economics of Buffer Blasting in Surface Mineral Mines-Minimizing Ore Waste and Dilution

    By Dale S. Preece, J Paul Tidman, Stephen H. Chung

    A discrete element computer program named DMC-BLAST (Distinct Motion code) has been under development since. 1987 for modeling rock blasting (Preece & Taylor, 1989). This program employs explicit time

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Internships: A Bridge into the Explosives Industry

    By Richard Hosley, James Daley

    Every grey haired member of the explosive’s industry has said at least once, “We have to get some younger blood into our industry, I might want to retire someday.” And many a youngster who loves to se

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Simple Models for Gas Flow and Burden Movement During Blasting

    By Italo Onederra, Jason Furtney, Ewan Sellers

    The detonation reactions occurring during rock blasting result in high pressure gas phase products from the condensed explosives typically used in mining applications. After detonation and the initial

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Journal: The Kingdom Implosion

    By Douglas Anderson

    Even though there is always a feeling of anticipation before a blast is detonated, most blasts are part of a day’s work. Once in a while there is an event that impresses even the most jaded blaster. F

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Lafarge Exshaw Finer Fragmentation Study

    By Jean-Guy Levaque, Robert Ethier, Ron J. Elliot

    This paper presents data gathered during a comprehensive study on the impact of improvements to fragmentation in a major Limestone quarrying operation. The full impacts of gains in fragmentation are t

    Jan 1, 1999

  • ISEE
    Blast Control Measures at the Speekfontein Colliery Strip Mine Situated Close to a Major Power Situation in South Africa

    By A Rorke, B Cubitt, R Beeslaar

    The recent drop in the value of the South African Rand has resulted in an increased export value for South African coal and has lead to new coal reserves becoming available for mining. Very often thes

    Jan 1, 1997

  • ISEE
    Evaluation of Ground Vibration Induced by Blasting During the Excavation of a Transportation Tunnel in Istanbul Metropolis

    By Ali Kahriman, Abdulkadir Karadogan, Deniz Adiquzel, Umit Ozer, Suat Bicer, Mehmet Aksoy

    This paper presents the analysis and measurements of blast-induced ground vibrations during the construction of Istanbul Kagithane – Piyalepasa – Dolapdere – Dolmabahçe highway tunnels. These tunnels

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Momentum Theory – A New Calculation of Blast Design and Assessment of Blast Vibrations

    By Robert Boehnke, Bernd Mueller

    Despite enormous efforts over the last decades there are still many unanswered questions with respect to calculation and modeling of the blast process using appropriate physical laws. Most calculation

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    The Relation between Excavator Bucket Loading Time and Particle Size Distribution of Shot Rock

    By Gungor Tuncer, Ali Kahriman, Abdulkadir Karadogan, Umit Ozer, Kagan Ozdemir

    In the condition that drilling and blasting technique is inevitable depending on the rock mass and material characteristics on mining activities, the fragmentation rate and particle size distribution

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Particles Size Distribution by Static Loading and Fragmentation Using Explosive

    By V. A. Akinbinua

    This work is intended to examine the relationship between rock fragments produced during compression tests using a soft testing machine, e.g. hydraulic press (the machine used in this work is Amlser r

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Laser Profiling and Computer Aided Blast Design using the Criterion Survey System and Win-Profile Analysis Software

    By Steve Colburn

    The CRITERION Survey Systems utilize both theodolite mounted and hand held reflectorless distance meters. These are eye safe, easy-to-use, and specifically designed to endure the harsh environments ch

    Jan 1, 1998

  • ISEE
    Investigation of the Comparative Effects of a Major Aluminum Supplier’s Aluminum Products in Commercial Explosives

    By C. Anderson, Mike Michaelis

    Ammonium Nitrate (AN) - based commercial explosives are non-ideal explosives. This is because the chemical and physical structure is heterogeneous on a distance scale comparable to, and in many cases

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    Twin Pendulum-New Method to Simulate the Generation of Toxic Fumes

    By Gunnar Persson

    The borehole pressure/time history of blasting practice is simulated in a twin pendulum apparatus, where the expanding shotfiring gases force two steel slab swingers apart. A pilot installation built

    Jan 1, 1996