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  • ISEE
    Rock Drilling Automation as a Factor of Sustainability and Efficiency

    By Carlos Enrique Arroyo Ortiz, Jadir Pedro Alves

    This paper presents some of the results obtained during the research work about the use of technologies and digital transformation in the process of rock drilling in open pit mines. The use of automat

    Feb 6, 2023

  • ISEE
    Explosive Freeze Pipe Cutting at the McArthur River Uranium Mine

    By Dale Preece, Mike Stern, Steve Piercey, Ayman Tawadrous, GC Zhao

    The McArthur River uranium mine in Saskatchewan, Canada is the world’s largest high-grade uranium mine. It has employed a freeze-wall system consisting of multiple freeze pipes to control the large qu

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Application of Machine Learning in rock mass characterization for Blasting

    By Javier Illanes, Felipe Moroni

    In recent years, implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning model technology has gained ground in almost every aspect of human activities. The mining industry has not been foreign

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    A Lightning Safety Primer for the Explosives Industry

    By Chris Vagasky

    On July 10, 1926, lightning struck at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, and caused the explosion of at least 600,000 pounds (272,000 kilograms) of ammunition, resulting in more than $600 million (2015 do

    Jan 1, 2017

  • ISEE
    OSM Blaster Training Modules for Western Coal Mines and Quarries

    By Cory Loukides, Cathy Aimone-Martin

    Blaster training manuals used by the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and others are outdated and cumbersome. A new approach has been developed using Microsoft PowerPoint with a Visual Basic overlay to

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Exclusion Zone Optimization: Application of New Digital Technologies Allowing Ore Production

    By Jair Alarcón, Lucas Steffen, Leopoldo Muñoz

    Flyrock is one of the most significant hazards associated with blasting in open pit mining, especially for blasting operations near communities. Flyrock can lead to severe injuries, fatalities, and pr

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Breaking New Ground: Deflagrating Cartridges for Urban Tunneling at Grand Central

    By Joseph A. Meyers, Michael D. Stokes

    This paper will focus on the use of Deflagrating Cartridges for tunnel excavation in Midtown Manhattan at Grand Central and 42nd Street Station, where the excavation has challenges due to the proximit

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Believe it or Not: My Summer Internship as an Explosive Company Tech Rep

    By Jacqueline Berendzen

    Summer internships are a great way for students to explore different career paths in the industry and get first hand experiences with potential employers. As a junior in mining and explosive engineeri

    Jan 1, 2010

  • ISEE
    Blast Vibration Analysis from Signature Holes

    By Nikolaos Petropoulos, Ulf Nyberg, Daniel Johansson

    A series of signature boreholes were blasted to observe any difference between confined and free face blasts. Four geophones were used to capture the compressive wave. The conventional approach, i.e.

    Feb 1, 2020

  • 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
    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
    Surveying the Damage: Post Traumatic Stress and Pre-Blast Surveys

    By Jeffrey Loeb

    Recent trends in blasting engineering and its related fields, at the level of professional academia, have tended to exclude detailed discussion and examination of the formative experiences of the engi

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Controlled Explosive Fracturing

    By Ulrich Leiste

    If the iron ore loss is 15% in the process of mining, the total iron ore loss in the world will be about 461 million tons, this is equal to the total production of 230 iron ore mines each of which pro

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Technology for Risk Management and Decision Making in Civil Explosives

    By Davey Bickford, Johan Hawinkel

    Blasting and the use of civil explosives are a critical step in the mining process. Good decisions provide significant downstream benefits and create a safe and sustainable working environment, while

  • ISEE
    Resolution to a Conflict Regarding Blasting Near a High Pressure Pipeline

    By Randall Wheeler

    In early 2008 we were asked by a quarry to become involved in a conflict with a pipeline company concerning blasting near one of their underground high pressure gas lines. The pipeline company, withou

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    S-Load Cartridge

    By Marco Larghi, Jurg Knobel, Braden Schmidt

    Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) which uses solid explosives has been used in Europe since 1996 and North America since 1999. With large destructive avalanches in transportation corridors, vari

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    New Methodology in Measuring Experimental Results of Linear Shaped Charges Using Digital Software

    By Kevin Phelps, Jason Baird, Philip Mulligan, Dominique Nolan

    Determining the transitions from run-up to optimal cut length and optimal cut length to run down, without bias, from the penetration of a linear shaped charge (LSC) is difficult. The stresses applied

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Technology for Risk Management and Decision Making in Civil Explosives

    By Johan Hawinkel

    This paper explores the journey through time of technology in the civil explosives market to provide testing, measurement, analysis and control tools. This ultimately leads to better decision-making,

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Optimization and Precision in Mining, The Simfrag Model

    By Jorge Cárdenas, Alejandro Luna

    In mining simulation for fragmentation results prediction is of utmost importance to study feasibility, ensure safety, and estimate the correct use of resources in drilling an explosive to meet requir

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Versus Traditional Methodologies to Assess Airblast from Blasting

    By Estefania Aramayo, Jhon Silva, Todor Petrov

    Blasting is one of the most critical activities in a mining operation. Nowadays, many quarries have to follow a considerable quantity of environmental restrictions that drive the need to improve the c

    Feb 6, 2023