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  • ISEE
    Automatic 3D Fragmentation Analysis from Drone Imagery

    By Andreas Gaich

    A new 3D fragmentation analysis method for muck piles is presented. It works with aerial imagery from UAVs (drones) and handles entire muck piles with minimum user intervention.

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Penetration Analysis of a Shaped Charge Jet into a Concrete Target

    By Joseph Indeck, Seokbin Lim, Andrew Thompson

    In the design of explosively driven penetration devices, understanding the impact conditions between the explosively propelled penetrator and the target is one of the most important steps in optimizin

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Blasting Improvements by Using Most Active Rock Variations on Blast

    By Alain Blanchier, Anne Charline Sauvage

    Rock mass variations have a huge influence on explosives efficiency and on blasting results. Numerous blasting improvements could be gained by taking into account rock mass and its variations. However

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Productive Partnership – Advanced Blasting Technology at Newlands Coal Mine

    By Les Willan, Chris Batten, Matt Sparkes

    In late 2008 Xstrata Newlands Coal Mine in Central Queensland and Orica Mining Services engaged in discussion to investigate methodologies to change their current mining practices and overcome the iss

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    How the USDA Uses Explosives to Remove Beaver Dams in Unique Locations

    By Bruce R. Leland, Steven H. Smith, John D. Paulson

    The USDA - Wildlife Services has been removing beaver dams with explosives for over 30 years. This paper will discuss the history of the explosives program, summarize how we've evolved, and highlight

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Study of Ultrafines Control in Blasting

    By A. Andrades, E. Arias, Y. Pizarro, J. Alarcón

    Division Ministro Hales - Codelco (DMH) is located at 2600 meters above sea level, 10 km north of the city of Calama, Antofagasta region, Chile. In operation since 2010, it corresponds to a porphyry

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Application of Differential Blasting for Value Chain Optimisation

    By Stephen Mansfield, Saran Sankar

    The Sentinel open pit copper mine, operated by First Quantum Minerals Ltd, is located in the North West province of Zambia. The Sentinel orebody is a sediment-hosted, structurally modified deposit in

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Reducing eyebrow break caused by rock blasting in Malmberget mine

    By Zong-Xian Zhang

    In sublevel caving mines, serious eyebrow break usually gives rise to lower ore recovery, higher dilution, and worse safety for the people working in the field. For example, chargers must go near the

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Methane-air Mixture Air-blast Approximated Using Detonating Cord in Rock Dust Dispersibility Studies

    By BruneJurgen F., Richard C. Gilmore, Matthew Schreiner, Ray Johnson

    Explosive pockets of methane-air mixtures accumulate in underground coal mines and, when ignited, produce an air-blast wave that can disturb combustible coal dust on the floor, roof, and ribs. To prev

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Improved Remediation Performance of a Contaminated Basalt Aquifer by Blast Fracturing

    By Adrian Moore, Bryan Goodwin, David Fales, David Lam

    This paper describes the development of blasting protocols used to successfully create a 450m long blast fractured permeable trench in a basalt aquifer up to 20m thick, at a petrochemical facility in

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Blasting a Diversion Tunnel through the Abutment of a "Meta-Stable" Dam

    By Jennifer Williams, Donald J. Berger

    Originally built between 1913 and 1916, the Ashton Dam & Hydroelectric Facility has experienced various seepage and piping incidents since completion. Ashton Dam is located within 15 miles (24 km) of

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Study of Linear Waves on Linear Shaped Charges

    By G. Walsh, M. T. Wild

    In this paper the performance effects of linear shaped charges will be discussed. Different sized charges were tested and reviewed based on their performance used with a typical detonation method vs.

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Geotechnical Slope Remediation Via RC-drilling And “Controlled Slope Failure Blasting

    By Tyler Acorn

    In December of 2009 an estimated one million ton slope failure activated a 10 million ton mass impacting use of the main ramp system in the Newmont Gold Quarry pit. The failure left behind a 400 foot

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Comparison of Recent and Past Blast Induced Pipeline Strain Responses

    By Travis A. Davidsavor, Charles Dowding, David A. Provost, Yonggang Gou

    This paper compares measured blast induced strains on operating, full scale, buried pipelines with three similar past studies. The recently performed study represents realistic and modern pipeline bla

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    A Comparative Study Of Ppv Analysis Of Tunnel Rounds Using Both Non Electric And Programmable Electronic Detonation

    By Andrew Wetherelt

    Blast vibrations are of paramount importance in a society where ever increasing development is putting more stringent requirements on their control. Increasing civil development and more complex extra

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Implementation of an Integrated Quality Assurance and Control System Applied to High Complexity Blasting Open Pit

    By Regina Rocha, Miguel Humpire

    One of the challenges within unitary mining operations is blasting, which has a significant downstream impact on the following processes, which is why mining companies ensure the results of the blasti

    Feb 6, 2023

  • ISEE
    Blasters' Survival

    By John C. Brulia

    The IME member companies, the ISEE along with its chapter organizations, the Federal, state and municipal regulatory agencies, and the industry consultants and suppliers have developed safety equipmen

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    Non-Electric Shock Tube and Optimizer Initiation Systems, Applications and Hookups

    By Tom Treleaven

    This guide presents numerous patterns that provide 8 millisecond separations between initiated charges. The guide is tabulated in seven sections to provide quick reference by number of decks or bunch

    Jan 1, 1997

  • ISEE
    Improving Quarry Production Rates by Reducing Bucket Fill Time

    By Elliott Giles

    "Measuring a blast’s performance based on the bucket fill time or “diggability” has always been achallenge due to the subjectivity generally involved. The diggability of a blast is often based onopini

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Would That Low-density Explosive Work For This Rock?

    By Michael Wieland

    The thermodynamics work-principle was used to develop the rupture-fracture-throw (RFT) model for ranking the performance of reduced-density explosives when shot in rock or other stratum. The RFT model

    Jan 1, 2011