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  • ISEE
    Practical and Proven Methods to Control Blast Induced Coal Damage when Blasting Overburden

    A major problem that has continued to plague the surface coal industry is blast induced damage to the coal seam. Atlas Powder Company has addresssed this situation through seven years of field researc

    Jan 1, 1990

  • ISEE
    Knocking Down Barriers to QRA Acceptance

    By Jorge Flores, Dean Nichols

    Some view quantitative risk assessment (QRA) as difficult to understand and complicated to use. They are comfortable with the proven reliability of quantity distance (QD) and question the benefits of

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Journal: 16th Annual Photo and Art Contest / Best of Show Power Line Pass Kemano, British Columbia, Canada

    By Corry Goumans

    Description of Project: Drilling, Blasting and Installation of Catenary Cables. Project Owner: Rio Tinto Alcan

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Dynamic Pressure Study to Minimize Misfires at Pueblo Viejo Mine

    By Alejandro Rosario, Ricardo Dumuihual, Guillermo Silva, be nito Danial Valde, Carlos Scherpenisse

    A monitoring campaign to record dynamic pressures generated by detonation of a single blasthole was implemented at Barrick Gold´s Pueblo Viejo Open Pit mine (PVDC), located in the Dominican Republic.

  • ISEE
    The Recovery of a Dozer from a Highwall Using Blasting

    By Tyler Acorn, Tristan Worsey

    A dozer operator at a surface gold mine accidentally drove a D10 off the side of a highwall. The blade of the dozer caught on the lip of a catch bench 60 ft. (18.3 m), down stopping its descent. The o

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    The European Integration through a Major Drill & Blast Tunneling Project

    By Demosthenes (Dennis) Efstratiadis

    After European Council’s Directive 93/15/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the harmonization of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses, the so called ”I

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    Journal: Summary of Amendments of ADR concerning the Transport of Explosive Materials in the EU

    By Rolf Schillinger

    Transport of Small Quantities of Explosives Material on Public Roads The transport of dangerous goods on public roads is extensively regulated by EU and national law. The transport of explosive materi

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Application of Geostatistical Tools in Measurement While Drilling to Assess Geotechnical Rock Conditions in Sublevel Caving

    By Clara Godoy, Álvaro Dapía, Paulo Couceiro, Håkan Schunnesson, Juan Navarro

    This paper applies geostatistical tools in Measure While Drilling (MWD)data to estimate the probability distribution of values in all the points of the studied domain in order to assess the continuity

  • ISEE
    Causes for Dangerous Fly Rock from Blasting

    By R. F. Favreau, Favreau Patrice

    "The economy profits from the rock excavated in mines and quarries and the excavations required for the construction of roads and buildings. However such excavations are achieved by blasting withexplo

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Vibration Criteria for Surface Mine Blasting: Ten Years after Bureau of Mines R1 8507

    By David E. Siskind

    In the early 1980's, the Bureau of Mines published four reports of structural response and damage from surface mine blasting, vibration monitoring, and analysis methods. These findings replaced simple

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    MS Initiation, a Possible Risk in Blasting Tall Structure

    By Bob de Raadt

    After a review of the general principles for blasting stacks, the stagnations of two stack demolitions are investigated. The author concludes and demonstrates that MS-delay blasting can be risky under

    Jan 1, 1982

  • ISEE
    Journal: Blastserve A Technical Discussion Forum for ISEE Members / A discussion about cased wells.

    By Matheson and Miller

    Does anyone have any definitive information on vibration limits for damage to well casings near blasting? Also, are people using self-imposed limits when approaching cased wells? I can only tell you w

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Coyote Shooting at Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

    By D T. Froedge

    This paper is a presentation of a coyote shot at the Oriskany Sand Quarry of the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

    Jan 1, 1982

  • ISEE
    A Review of Recent Accidents Involving Explosives Transport

    By James Rowland, Richard Mainiero

    When most people think of explosives transport they think of a hazardous operation. We all know that we aren’t allowed to transport explosives through tunnels and are discouraged from traveling throug

    Jan 1, 2008

  • 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
    Correlating Multi-Phenomenology Measurements with Blast Design in a Cooper Mine

    By Brian Stump, Chris Hayward

    Blasting operations at one copper mine are studied in detail to examine the relation between blast design parameters and near-shot, in-mine, and regional seismic and acoustic observations. Five observ

    Jan 1, 2002

  • 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
    Diagnosing and Modifying Off-Site Blast Effects by Seismic Means - A Case Study

    By Stuart Brashear, Robert Brush, Ben Cook

    In early 1993, the Piney River quarry owned and operated by the Blue Ridge Stone Corporation of W.W. Boxley, received a series of complaints from the owners of a 130 year-old historic farmhouse that h

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Recent Projects - Emergency Bridge Blasting

    By Brent Blanchard

    As most veterans of our industry are aware, explosive demolition by its very nature is often a challenging proposition. Even under the best of circumstances, proper planning and care must be taken dur

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    2000 High-Tech Seminar - State-of-the-Art, Blasting Technology - Instrumentation and Explosives Applications

    Over 45 of the Best Qualified Technical Specialists, Consultants, Engineers, Scientists, Explosive Supplies, Educators and Mine Operators in the World!

    Jan 1, 2000