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" A Good Neighbors Policy"; the Evolution of O & G Industries, Inc.'s Public Relations Policy Working With the Local Towns
By Douglas R. Simms
O & G Industries, Inc. owns and operates a number of rock quarries within the State of Connecticut. These rock quarries are surrounded by residences and commercial neighbors who have concerns related
Jan 1, 1994
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"Fast Rock Segmentation Using Artificial Intelligence to Approach Human-LevelAccuracy"
By Ian Bell, Saman Nouranian, Shahram Tafazoli, Bahram Sameti, Mahdi Ramezani
"Image-based rock fragmentation sensing in mining and quarry applications includes an important rock boundary delineation step, which is commonly referred to as rock segmentation. This paper presents
Jan 1, 2017
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"More than Track and Trace – New Advantages of Track and Trace Software for CivilExplosives"
By Frank Hirthammer
"Nowadays, security in the lifecycle of explosives is more important than ever. Terror attacks all over theworld pushed the EU to decree a Commission Directive for the identification and traceability
Jan 1, 2017
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"Sanfo": The "Missing Link" in Explosives Technology
By R J. Johnson
The development of "SANFO" has provided the Mining Industry with a LOW COST HIGH GAS VOLUME, VARIABLE DENSITY, Blasting Agent which can be blended "On Site" in a simple Agitator mixing and charging sy
Jan 1, 1996
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*Kuz-Ram and Digital Image Processing System Combination to Determine Specific Blasting Parameters
By A. Karadogan, G. Tuncer, A. Kahriman
Determination of optimal blast parameters have been the priority act for blasters on the field due to financial and technical properties of the operation. Therefore many researchs were done to establi
Jan 1, 2005
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200 Blasting in the New Millennium - The Cold Hard Facts About Winter Driving for Blasters
By Ann Barron
For millions of people, cold weather is a fact of line – and one that can make a major challenge out of just getting to work. But for those working in the blasting industry, a number of obstacles are
Jan 1, 2004
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2000 Blasting in the New Millennium - The Blasting Log An Essential Witness of Professional Blasting Part 1
By Steve Dillingham
The origin of the written blasting log or shot report can likely be traced back to the earliest annals of blasting and record keeping. These records were, for the most part, a way of checking inventor
Jan 1, 2002
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2000 Blasting in the New Millennium - The Blasting Log An Essential Witness of Professional Blasting Part II
By Steve Dillingham
PHYSICAL BLAST DATA Pattern Description All measurements related to the description of the physical blast pattern must be made with the mind-set that it has to tell a powerful factual story enabling a
Jan 1, 2002
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2000 Blasting in the New Millennium - Timely Claims Reporting Can Make A Big Difference
By Steve Dillingham
A blast site incident has just occurred. Tensions are high, and, as the blaster, you’re in charge of the crisis at hand. Your mind is reeling, your thoughts frantic. The main areas of concern for you
Jan 1, 2002
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2000 Blasting in the New Millennium Won't You Be My Neighbor?
By Ann Barron, Mark Abernethy
Regardless of the care exercised by a blaster, seismic and acoustic effects produced by blasting can be disruptive and alarming to many people. With the general trend toward larger blasts, increased p
Jan 1, 2004
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600 000 M.T to move, a High Risk Operation
By Jean-Sébastien Lambert, Serge Roberge
"At the end of 2014, Holcim Canada (Demix Aggregates Division) considered the possibility of drillingand blasting a big volume of rock in order to expose a high-quality limestone bench in one of their
Jan 1, 2016
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A Review of Rock Classification Methods and Applicability to Blast Design
By Hae-Moon Choi, Sang-Don Lee, Hee Soon Shin, Choon Sunwo, Chang-Ha Ryu, Hyun-Koo Lee
Building tunnels means dealing with what rock is encountered. Relocation of the site of the underground structure is rarely possible. Tunneling engineers and miners have to cope with the quality of th
Jan 1, 2004
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A "Holistic" Approach of Blast Vibration Modeling and Prediction
By Thierry Bernard
Considering rock fragmentation by explosive as the ultimate goal in mines and quarries, vibrations are definitely one of the main drawbacks faced by the Industry. If we can accurately predict vibratio
Jan 1, 2009
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A Blaster’s Tool To Measure Fragmentation
By Larry Mirabelli, David Lilly
In 1777, the French naturalist, Georges Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon developed a statistical technique to estimate the width between two parallel lines by randomly throwing a needle at the two line
Jan 1, 2008
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A Blasting-induced vibration control approach for resuming blasting activity near tailing dams in the Quadrilátero Ferrifero region after “Brumadinho Dam Colapse”.
By Marcus Neves, Eventomar Junior, Adilson Castro, Leandro Silveira, Sérgio Augusto
The collapse of the Vale S.A. mining tailings dam in 2019, a tragic event that shook Brazil and the world, had consequences that transcended the immediate pain and devastation. Among them, the suspens
Jan 21, 2025
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A Case Study of Blast Damage Evaluation in Open Stope Mining at Kidd Creek Mines
By Hung Tran, Qian Liu, Patrick Andrieux, Dave Counter
Blast damage in open stope mining has been an important concern in controlling ore dilution. Severe damage to the surrounding rock mass can result in the caving of waste rock and/or backfill materials
Jan 1, 1998
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A Case Study of Full-Face Blasting in Highway Tunnell
By Changa-Ha Ryu, Hae-Moon Choi, Sang-Don Lee
The rock mass to be excavated is classified using data obtained from the initial site investigation, and the design of excavation and support is then made based on the rock class. Rock classification
Jan 1, 2005
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A Case Study of Overbreak Control in Tunnel Blasting
By Jung-Hoon Ryu, Chang-Ha Ryu, Byung Hee Choi, Yang-Kyun Kim
Control of overbreak in tunnel blasting is one of the key factors affecting the construction expenses as well as safety. Overbreak causes an increase in the cost of construction by requiring an additi
Jan 1, 2004
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A Comprehensive Blast Damage Control Plan for The Missing Link
By Alvin D. Christmas
The missing link is a connector between the congested downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee adjacent to the former World's Fair site, the I_40 I_75, and Western Avenue traffic arteries. This connecter
Jan 1, 1995
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A Consumer's Guide to Bulk Emulsions and Emulsion/ANFO Blends
By Catharine L. VanOmmeren
Emulsion quality characteristics such as shelf life, handling, and sensitivity are critical to the end-user. It is therefore important that the consumer be prepared to ask his supplier specific questi
Jan 1, 1989