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  • ISEE
    Implementation of Combined Blasting at Oyu Tolgoi

    By Bilegt Batbold, Bayu Saputra, Chris Batten

    The ability to fire multiple blasts simultaneously can provide significant benefits to any open pit mining operation. Reduced blast-related downtime by reducing blast events can increase equipment uti

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Airblast Reduction from Effective Blasthole Stemming

    By Duane Skidmore, Francis Otuonye, Calvin J. Konya

    Proper stemming not only affects the rock breakage process, but also controls the unwanted side effects of blasting such as airblast, ground vibration, and flyrock. Little research has been conducted

    Jan 1, 1982

  • ISEE
    Advantages in Using Real-Time Blasting Simulation in Surface Blast Planning and Grade Control

    By Peter Dare-Bryan, Will Hunt, Lee Julian

    It is well-known that blasting has an economic effect on grade control activities. However, until recently, methods did not exist for measuring the grade control value change caused by the blast. Rule

    Feb 6, 2023

  • ISEE
    A Proposed Test Program To Improve Explosive Risk Management

    By Lon Santis, Michael Swisdak, David Leidel, John Tatom

    The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) and A-P-T Research, Inc (APT) have developed and released a quantitative risk management tool, IMESAFR (IME Safety Analysis For Risk), for the commercial ex

    Jan 1, 2012

  • 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
    A Novel Prediction of Blasting Vibration Parameter

    By Bin Feng, Xiang Fang, Tao Guo, Fandong Lu

    Abstract: Rough set theory (RS) can find useful information from a large number of data and generate decision rules without prior knowledge. Support vector machines (SVM) have good classification perf

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Modeling Rock Fracturing in Bench-Blasting Problems

    By J S. Kuszmaul

    "A computational model of rock blasting is being developed to examine the blasting problems associated with in situ oil shale processing. This model, however, will also be useful as a design tool for

    Jan 1, 1987

  • ISEE
    Progress in Studying Low Frequency Vibration Waves Caused by Blasting

    By Eduardo Gonzalez Fernandez, Jaime Rios Vazquez

    This report substantiates the connection that always exists between explosives and vibrations and draws attention to low frequency vibrations, which are the moat dangerous for the structures affected.

    Jan 1, 1986

  • ISEE
    Shock and Transient Gas Pressure Damage to Electronic Detonators

    By G. Adderley, Rob. Farnfield, L. Bermingham

    The benefits of using electronic detonators within the drilling and blasting process in both surface and underground mining operations are well established and the use of this technology is widespread

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Case Study: Systematically Improving Drilling and Blasting Operations in Hard-Rock Mines

    By Reinhold Daykin, Piers Wendlandt, Nathan Rouse

    Drilling and blasting are key components of every hard-rock (i.e., metal/nonmetal/coal) mining operation. Well-executed and maintained drilling and blasting can have a major positive impact on the ove

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Hole Cleaning Improvements through Tricone Bit Lug Design

    By Clarence Zink

    Aside from the mechanical properties and process of actual rock breakage, rotary drill bit performance is affected by several “post breakage” items: cuttings size, flushing air pressure, flushing air

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ISEE
    A New Way of Looking at Risk and QD Compliance

    By Lon Santis, Michael Swisdak, John Tatom

    The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) and A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT) have developed a quantitative risk assessment tool called IMESAFR (IME Safety Analysis for Risk) for managing risk from vario

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Investigative Studies on the Explosives Characteristics of Loxite Explosives

    By Kamal Wadhwa

    Liquid oxygen explosives have been used in India for well over 5 decades now. These are being extensively used both for shallow and deep hole blasting in the various opencast mines and quarries for mi

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    Blasting Near Communities: A review of new techniques and technologies to minimize the impact generated by blasting

    By L. Muñoz, L. Steffen, J. Alarcón, W. Vilas

    Today, mining operations close to communities face increasing challenges, especially in their drilling and blasting operations. Proper management of environmental impacts is important to guarantee the

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Blast Modifications at Island Copper

    By Cam B. Grundstrom

    This paper will describe blast design modifications that have been made at the Island Copper Mine, near Port Hardy, British Columbia. To date, two additional designs have been implemented in an effort

    Jan 1, 1994

  • ISEE
    Wall Control Blasting at the Manassas Quarry

    By J Lyall Workman, Peter N. Calder

    The Manassas Quarry is a large industrial stone quarry in Northern Virginia owned and operated by Vulcan Materials Company. The quarry experienced instability in a portion of the north wall, which inc

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    Peculiarities of Drilling and Blasting in Underground Small-Scale Mines

    By Patricio González Santis, Jacopo Seccatore

    This paper documents drilling and blasting activities from gold mining in Ecuador and Chile. First, are described the outdated and often non-rational techniques employed by miners, to provide a genera

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Ground Vibration Attenuation Rate due to Blasting in South Florida

    By W. Sharkey Bowers

    This study was undertaken in order to determine a conservative estimate of the attenuation rate of vibrations through the shallow limestone in South Florida due to quarry blasting.

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Development of the Wireless Initiating System Using Microwave Power

    By Masanobu Morita, Koichi Kurokana, Kenji Hashimoto, Yoji Tasaki, Yukio Iida

    "It has been the long desire of blasting engineer to realize the automatization of tunnelblasting to improve the safety and efficiency. As for bore hole drilling, the automatizationhas been achieved b

    Jan 1, 1993

  • ISEE
    Measurement of the Vibration Delay Window for an Iron-Ore Mine

    By Maria Sullivan

    There have been many papers and articles presented over the last 60 years questioning the relevance of the 8-millisecond blasting delay window as an ‘Industry rule of thumb’. The concept of using dela

    Feb 6, 2023