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  • ISEE
    Journal: 20th Annual Photo and Art Contest - Honorable Mention "Snoqualmie Pass"

    By Corry Goumans

    Photos 1 - 4 – Chris Elliott is a rock slope supervisor on a construction project east of Seattle, Washington. His job is to look after a “two man” scaling crew working on the rock bluffs some 300 fee

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    A Study on the Attenuation Characteristics of Electronic Blasting Vibrations for Different Types Blast Designs According to Korean Open-Pit Blasting Standards for Proposing the Blast Vibration Equation

    By Park Yun-Seok, Jung Seung-Won, Hwang Nam-Sun, Song Jin-hyuk, Kim Young-ho

    This study proposes a new blasting vibration estimation formula that reflects the vibration reduction characteristics of electronic detonators, which are not considered in the current MOLIT blasting v

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Full Wall Control Blasting Optimization

    By John Floyd, Maria Rocha, Benjamin Cebrian

    Wall control blasting is needed in most metal mining operations in terms of increasing mineral reserves and assuring the safety of the operation. This type of blasting has the goal to achieve a clean,

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    A Linear Interpolation of Vibration Waveforms for Varying Seed Waveform Vibration Modeling

    By Ruilin Yan, Kameron Ray

    This paper reports a simple approach to model the waveform change due to travel distances based on the field measurement. A linear interpolation is used to estimate the waveform at a distance from two

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Factors Driving Continuous Blasting Improvement At The Lafarge Ravena Plant

    By David Lilly, Robert Ethier, David Bremer

    The Lafarge Ravena Cement Plant in Ravena, New York demonstrated continuous and extraordinary improvement in productivity during the past several years. The factors driving continuous improvement at t

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    The Mitigation Effects of a Barrier Wall on Blast Wave Pressures

    By Nathan Rouse

    This blast mitigation study examined the effects of a barrier wall on explosively driven pressures. This area of blast mitigation is of interest due to the many different applications involved in prot

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Bingham Canyon Mine-Blasting Through and Next to Active Underground

    By Robert Jacob Cefalo

    In 2019, the Bingham Canyon Mine, owned by Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Company, mined through the active underground that dewaters the pit. The active underground required the limitation of vibrat

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Prediction of Ground Vibrations Using Neural Network in a Peruvian Mine

    By Pavel A. Torres, Darwin Torres, Sandro Huaman

    Given the limited efficiency of blast-induced ground vibrations prediction empirical models, due to the complex geological system from a Peruvian mine. An artificial neural network was built in order

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Flyrock Mitigation Through the Use of Drones in Surface Quarry Blasting

    By J. Schoonover, A. Moore

    In the explosives industry, individuals face a multitude of hazards while working in mines, quarries, and construction sites. Safety becomes an ever-present driver as companies attempt to control cost

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Success in Advanced Blasting on the Basis of Sonicity -or- What a Blaster Should Know about Wave Dynamics in Rock!

    By H P. Rossmanith

    This contribution addresses the advanced blasting technology which is based on wave propagation theory and fracture mechanics. The new concept of sonicity and the principle of maximizing sonicity in b

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Hybrid Specifications for Underwater Blasting Specifications on the Soo St. Marie Channel Deepening

    By Timothy Smith, Matthew Ryan, Dr. Anthony Konya

    Hybrid specifications are a relatively new style of specifications specifically for the drilling and blasting industry that has seen widespread use over the last decade with the U.S. Army Corp of Engi

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Disruption of the Powder Column

    By Jack Eloranta

    "Unwanted, dynamic interaction of adjacent blastholes is a well-recognized phenomenon. Timingschemes and products are selected to minimize adverse effects. Large diameter, surface blasting is less pro

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Front-End Loader Proof of Concept to assess the performance of an autonomous fragmentation analysis system.

    By Tyler Rockley, Carla Reyes

    Autonomous fragmentation measurement systems designed for shovels have been in operation for nearly two decades, however fragmentation systems capable of performing in the dynamic conditions of the fr

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    A Five Staged Approach to the Analysis of a Blast from Budget Through to Implementation

    By Stephen Mansfield

    Analysing how accurately a blast design is implemented is one of the cornerstones of a successful operation, and critical for mine optimisation. This paper presents a concept that involves the collect

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    The Changing Economics of Percussion Blast Hole Drilling

    By Henry P. Jr Van Ormer

    During any blast hole operation the first choice to be made is hole size - it seems simple, just calculate all the factors, spacing, burden, depth, rock characteristics, powder factor, etc. and you ha

    Jan 1, 1983

  • ISEE
    Journal: Kaiser Plant Demolition / Smokestack Demolition at port of Tacoma, Washington

    By Walt Meglasson

    The Kaiser Aluminum Company Smelter, one of several in the Pacific Northwest, was built in 1942 and operated by the Olin Company during World War II and then purchased by Kaiser Aluminum after the war

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Blast Pattern Expansion: A Heuristic Approach

    By Francisco Sena Leite, Vincius Miranda, PhD Machado Leite, PhD Pinto, Raquel Carvalhinha, Alexandre Julio, Dorival de Carvalho

    Rock blasting, in particularly the drilling process, is one of the first processes in the stage of rock fragmentation and plays a fundamental role by influencing all the following stages. Given its im

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Charleroi Locks and Dam - Old River Wall Explosive Demolition

    By David Harrison

    The Charleroi Locks and Dam (Figure 1) was completed in 1932 and is located on the Monongahela River, approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Pittsburgh, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. It is comprised of

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Safety Challenges of the '90s

    By Milos J. Bila

    I would like to discuss today several safety topics that we at Nobel feel are going to be particularly critical to all of us who are involved in the manufacturing, transportation, storage and use of c

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    HDAN and Gasified Emulsion Blends Improving Blasting at Peruvian Mines

    By Romel Villanueva L.

    "Peru does not produce ammonium nitrate; nevertheless it is a large consumer of both, porous prill (PP) and high-density (HD) varieties. Explosives cost is an important preoccupation in Peru, due tofl

    Jan 1, 2016