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SCB Technology for New Electronic and Fiber-Optic Based Detonators and Initiation Systems
By W Barry Gregg
The rock blasting and mining industries use a system of detonators and explosives for mining operations. Many detonators use small metal bridgewires, which are heated by passing a current through the
Jan 1, 1992
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Reduction of Airblast and Prevention of Flyrock
By Rufus Flinchum
Two of the most critical concerns a blaster faces today are airblast and flyrock. Airblast, sometimes called noise or overpressure, can cause damage to neighboring structures, especially windows. It a
Jan 1, 1992
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Journal: 100 Years / SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN New York November 24, 1906 / BLASTING OUT A REEF IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
By Robert Hopler
Some few years ago, when the cruiser “Brooklyn” was passing through the fairway to the southwest of the Battery, the ship being fully equipped with stores, etc., and therefore at her maximum draft, sh
Jan 1, 2007
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Blast Optimization of Hard Ores at Phu Kham Open Pit
By Wayne Rogers, Kell Monro, Arthur Pacunana
The Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation (PKM) is a large-scale open pit mine located in northern Laos. It was developed and is operated by Phu Bia Mining Limited (PBM) a Lao-registered subsidiary company o
Jan 1, 2018
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Borehole Inspection with the HRS-1 Video System
By Tom Palangio, Ralph M. Olmstead
Video inspection of boreholes with cameras developed specifically for the mining industry is now possible. These designs are reliable, cost effective, and have the flexibility to be used in other appl
Jan 1, 1998
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A Student’s Path to the Explosives Industry
By Brandon Axelrod
This paper follows a student’s interest in explosives which began at an early age after watching a television program highlighting explosives engineering. The use of explosives in those programs led t
Jan 1, 2015
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Mining Industry and US Government Cooperative Research: Lessons Learned and Benefits to the Mining Industry
By Robert Martin, Brian W. Stump, David P. Anderson, W Scott Philips
Since 1994, various mines in the US have cooperated with research scientists at the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories to address issues related to verification of the Comprehensi
Jan 1, 1997
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Full-Field Deformation Measurements Under Explosive Loading Conditions Using Multi-Image Pattern Analysis
By Xing Zhao, Michael A. Sutton, Vikrant Tiwari, Damien Bretall, Xiaomin Deng, William L. Fourney, Uli Leiste
The dynamic response of a thin aluminum plate subjected to both shallow and deeper buried blast loading was studied. Using a combination of high speed stereo-vision and three dimensional digital image
Jan 1, 2010
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Effect of Ingredients on the Minimum Burning Pressure of Ammonium Nitrate Emulsions
By S. K. Chan, C. Badeen, S. Goldthorp, H. Feng, I. Alilovic, R. Turcotte
Over the last few decades, water-based explosives and their precursors, despite their apparent insensitivity, have been involved in a number of accidents around the world. A large proportion of these
Jan 1, 2014
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Choosing the Correct Bulk Loading Equipment Can Help Optimize Your Blasting Program
By R Tom Watts
The blasting industry has changed more in the last five years than in any period to date. The equipment utilized to load boreholes has changed in response to more precise blasting products and program
Jan 1, 2000
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Fluvial Geomorphology-Stream Relocation for the Mining Industry
By Gerald W. Longenecker
For decades, traditional hydraulic engineering approaches have been used for sizing stream channels when stream relocation efforts have been necessary to allow for the advancement of quarry and other
Jan 1, 1998
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The Use of Computer Based Blasting Models in Mine Feasibility Analyses (d77e0f44-d5f8-4a76-8875-d772b7b19692)
By George Boucher, Simon Williams, Neil McBride
"The aim of these analyses was to utilise the latest available production information for the Wandoooperation to determine the optimal blasting parameters, costing’information and predicted results(fr
Jan 1, 1998
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Expan - Ammonium Nitrate Prill for Blasting, Technical Aspects and Applications
By Tjaar A. Louw, Albert P. Van Niekerk, Johannes J. Louw, Attie J. Goosen
Unlike molecular high explosives, commercial explosives based on ammonium nitrate do not detonate ideally according to the theoretical model for steady state, one-dimensional detonation. One of the re
Jan 1, 1997
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Qualitir Software Suite, Computer Aided Blast Design
By M Thierry Bernart
The software QUALITIR is a software developed by CNSIDCI, framework on five research and experimentation years. This conceived tool by specialists for professionals is a decision aided design tool con
Jan 1, 1997
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The Challenge of Precise Measurement of Precision
By John Watson, Jay Rodgers
The world of blasting and explosive use continues to evolve into one which relies heavily on measurement, quantification, process control, and information feedback as a means of contributing to operat
Jan 1, 1998
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Development of a Wireless Sensor Network for Blast Monitoring and Slope Stability
By Johnny Lyons-Baral, John Kemeny, Don Kraemer
Ground vibrations from blasting can result in the degradation and failure of rock and soil exposures, as well as damaging neighboring houses and buildings. At the same time, vibration provides an oppo
Jan 1, 2014
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Impact of Blasting on Downstream Process to Maximize the Profitability of Mining Industries
By Kyle Wagner, William Joa, Colter Angell, Catherine Johnson, Marty Langenderfer, David Doucet
The goal of any business is to seek the maximum profitability for the organization through optimization the use of resources, processes and the application of new technologies. An analysis of various
Jan 1, 2019
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Reduction in Total Blasting Cost of Mine Using Electronic Detonators
By Narendra Gupta, Gaurav Srivastava, Abhinav Sharma
From the days when plain detonators and safety fuse were used for initiation of commercial explosives, the commercial blasting and mining industries have made rapid strides. With the advent of electro
Jan 1, 2015
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Journal: Evaluating and Managing Blasting Risk Part I
By Gordon Revey
Over ten million pounds of explosives are used daily to blast rock in mines, quarries and construction projects throughout the United States. Despite the immense volume of explosives used, serious inc
Jan 1, 2001
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Expanded Rock Blast Modeling Capabilities of DMC_Blast, Including Buffer Blasting
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 employsexplicit time
Jan 1, 1997