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Molikpaq Blast Densification Project Sakhalin Island, Russia
By Dave Otto, Ron Elliot, Ed Hatch
This paper is a summary of the work carried out by an international team of specialists in the successful explosive compaction of the sand fill core of the Molikpaq offshore oil production structure.
Jan 1, 2000
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Balancing Labor and Capital: A Global View
By David Reddick
The mining industry is in the midst of dramatic change. Mining activities are moving from industrialized first world countries (Canada, Australia, and the United States) to the third world. This shift
Jan 1, 1997
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Logistical Processes in the Explosives Industry Using Examples from Daily Work
By Frank Hirthammer
Productivity, customer relations, and effectiveness of work depend to an ever-increasing extent on a functioning logistics system tailored to the needs of the user. Of course, it is not possible to co
Jan 1, 2019
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Alternatives to Shovel/Truck Pre-Stripping: Three Case Studies
By Richard R. Marston, Scott Herr, Steve Pries, Donald L. Jr Ewart
The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine alternative methods (other than shovel/truck stripping) of effecting the pre-stripping of consolidated overburden, in conjunction with dragline str
Jan 1, 1992
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Accurate, Secure Internet Explosives Silo Weight Database using Bolt-on Sensors
By Robin Shepherdson
Security concerns have prompted the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the use of recording systems on all vessels holding materials used for blasting; a new regulation is expected in the
Jan 1, 2015
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Trench Blasting in Close Proximity to Existing Utilities in Ultra Metamorphic Rock (705d7ae2-b943-4f91-9b2f-b06e02816eba)
By Tom Treleaven, Andrew Williams
Several contracts were let in Greenwich, Connecticut, for the installation of a sanitary sewer. The majority of the excavation was in rock and involved numerous challenges due to the following condit
Jan 1, 2003
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Drill Accuracy
By Jerald E. Harris
"Often taken for granted, drill accuracy plays a major role in the relative success or failure of a blast.Expensive technological advances in equipment capabilities, drilling tools, communications, ex
Jan 1, 1999
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Florida Mining Blast Vibration Study Part 3: Data and Analysis Review
By Tristan Worsey, Nathan Rouse
The Florida legislature allocated funding for the Florida State Fire Marshal (FSFM) to review the applicability of the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) Report of Investigations (RI) 8507 blast vib
Jan 1, 2019
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Improving Safety of Drill Steel Diameter Changes on Rotary Drills
By Zach Ellis, Dusty Fisher
The Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) cited a large surface coal mine for a series of flyrock incidents that occurred when blasting close to the mining lease perimeter. The
Jan 1, 2015
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Understanding Toxic Fumes from Mining Explosives
By Michael S. Wieland
"Toxic fumes cause fatal andnonfatal incidents in underground mining, where the working environment tends to trap the fumes, hindering the restoration of non-harmful conditions. Workers can underestim
Jan 1, 1997
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Expanded Rock Blast Modeling Capabilities of DMC_Blast, Including Buffer Blasting
By Dale S. Preece, J Paul Tidman, Stephen H. Chung
"A discrete element computer program named DMC-BLAST (Distinct Motion code) has been under. development since 1987 for modeling rock blasting (Preece & Taylor, 1989). This program employsexplicit time
Jan 1, 1997
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Common Test Methods Used to Measure Properties of Commercial Explosives
By Gary Eck, Kevin Tallent
Over the past decades, the science of energetic materials has advanced dramatically in both the fields of military munitions, as well as industrial explosives. Out of necessity, test methods to measur
Jan 1, 1998
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Bench Face and Quarry Fragmentation Analysis: 3D Imaging vs. Scaling References
By Daniel Ko, Ian Bell, Shahram Tafazoli, Bahram Sameti, Aylin Azmin
Image-based remote sensing of rock fragmentation in mining and quarry applications essentially treats each rock in the image as a data object in order to determine the rock size distribution. An obvio
Jan 1, 2015
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Improved Drilling Accuracy Results in Reduced Ore Dilution at Evolution, Cracow
By Phil Jones, Ben Johnson
During a period of six months in FY2018, a series of trials were conducted to compare drilling accuracy using two different methodologies and the subsequent impact this had on ore dilution. Testing wa
Jan 1, 2019
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The High Explosives Industry in the United States: The First 20 Years - 18654 885
By Robert B. Hopler
The history of the first twenty years of the high explosives industry in the United States begins as an illustration of the free enterprise system at its best and ends with the industry virtually take
Jan 1, 1994
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Journal: 100 Years / The Colliery Guardian London July 15, 1904
By Robert Hopler
In accordance with the 57th section of the Explosives Act, 1875, the following report on the working of the Act during the year ending December 31, 1903, is submitted. There have been no modifications
Jan 1, 2006
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A Simple Method of Determining Site-Specific Safe Decking Procedures in Order to Avoid Dynamic Pressure Issues When Decking
By Neal Lee, Braden T. Lusk, Brendan McCray
Determining the minimum amount of inert material that can be used between explosive columns is a complex problem. Using too little inert material can result in detonator/primer failure, either by symp
Jan 1, 2016
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Underwater Explosions: Effect of Boosters Shape to its Ability to Igninte Insensitive Plastic Bonded Explosives (IM - PBX)
By Martti Hagfors
The Finnish Defence Forces Technical Research Centre (PVTT) studied the effect of shape of boost-er to its ability to ignite insensitive (IM) plastic bonded explosive (PBX). Therefore an explosive fac
Jan 1, 2013
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Blasting for Avalanche Control Above Snoqualmie Pass and Chinook Pass in Washington State
By Craig Wilbour, John Stimberis, Rob Gibson, Lee Redden
An avalanche is a snow slide. A simple explanation is that the snow on a slope will slide (avalanche) when the snow strength can no longer support its own weight. Snow avalanches happen when the load
Jan 1, 2004
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A Study of the Use Signature Holes for Smaller & Faster Moving Construction Blasting Operations
By Dale Bartholomae, David Harrison, Edward J. Walter
Methods that involve the use of signature blast holes in order to identify the particular frequency characteristics of a geographical area are widely available. Information acquired can be used to det
Jan 1, 2005