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Journal: Transportation of Explosives in Canada Introduction to Emergency Response Assistance Plans
By Josee Boudreau
Transport Canada has regulatory requirements that pertain to the transportation of explosives. An important component includes the requirement for an approved Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP)
Jan 1, 2010
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Optimization of Fragmentation in benches for Dragline deployed in large opencast coal mines- A case study of Indian mine
By Rajesh Sonkar, Sanjeev Kumar
The deployment of Dragline machines in opencast coal projects involves huge capital expenditure as well as operating costs. The mine operators always endeavor to ensure smooth excavation of material b
Jan 1, 2011
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Experimental Studies to Investigate Small Scale Explosive Loading Using Visualization Techniques
By L C. Taylor
Both the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Army are interested in knowing more about the loading applied to vehicles which are unfortunate enough to encounter a detonation of a buried mine in the course of per
Jan 1, 2016
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Response of Un-Cracked Drywall Joints and Sheets to Blast Vibration and Weather
By Jeffrey Meissner, Charles Dowding
Cracking is one of the concerns cited by owners of structures adjacent to construction or mine blasting. During the past decade a large number of measurements have documented the low level of crack re
Jan 1, 2011
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Fragmentation by Blasting through Precise Initiation: Full Scale Trials at the Aitik Copper Mine
By E Novikov, D Johansson, U Nyberg, A Beyglou, N Petropoulos
Fragmentation is an important factor for improving downstream processes in mine operations. Six trials have been conducted at the Aitik copper mine to investigate the effect of ultra-short inter-hole
Jan 1, 2014
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Rock Fragmentation Prediction Using Machine Learning
By Ankit Jha, RICHARD AMOAKO
In this paper, we examine the challenges associated with the use of empirical rock fragmentation models. We highlight key parameters omitted by these models, and propose a machine learning approach th
Feb 1, 2020
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COMPARISON OF IMESAFR DEBRIS DENSITY RESULTS TO ISO-1 and ISO-2 TEST Data
By Amos Bryant, Jesse Davis
This paper compares the predictions of the latest Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) model versus physical test data recovered from ISO-1 and ISO-2 tests in Woomera,
Jan 1, 2010
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Evaluation Of Suitability Of Permitted Delay Detonators Vis-avis Their Delay Timing For Use In Underground Coal Mines
By Harsh Kumar Verma
Blasting off-the-solid is the most commonly used method during development of galleries in Bord and Pillar method of underground coal mining. In this method, only P5 explosives are used with permitted
Jan 1, 2008
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Development, Application and Review of Ontario's Quarry Blasting Vibration Guidelines
By Lance McAnnuff
Whatever system is devised to control noise and ground vibration from blasting operations must present an effective compromise between the rights of the individual to be undisturbed by the actions of
Jan 1, 2004
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Journal: 100 Years / du Pont Magazine E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company
By DuPont Magazine
RBH Note: as stated many times in these articles, frozen dynamite was one of the greatest hazards facing the blaster. It wasn’t until the late 1920s that it was solved for good, with the introduction
Jan 1, 2015
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Flyrock Mitigation Through the Use of Drones in Surface Quarry Blasting
By J. Schoonover, A. Moore
In the explosives industry, individuals face a multitude of hazards while working in mines, quarries, and construction sites. Safety becomes an ever-present driver as companies attempt to control cost
Jan 1, 2024
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Journal: 100 Years / Handling Explosives (Excerpts) Aetna Powder Company (126 pp) Chicago, 1913
By Robert Hopler
A detonator is a copper tube about a quarter of an inch in diameter and an inch and a half long, closed at one end and containing in the closed end a small charge of fulminate of mercury, which has be
Jan 1, 2014
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Erratum: A Three Parameter Rock Fragmentation Distrubution
By A T. Spathis
Corrections are given for “A three parameter rock fragmentation distribution” by A.T. Spathis (Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation, Workshop hosted by 10th International Symposium on Rock
Jan 1, 2013
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New Dimensions for Drilling and Blasting In Surface Mining of Precious Metals
By Tom Short, Paul Kunze
In this paper, the authors describe major changes in drilling and blasting methods instituted at the Zortman And Landusky Mining Company Properties to maintain the viability of these north central Mon
Jan 1, 1986
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Low Density Bulk Emulsion Applied in Perimeter Holes in Underground Development Heading Blasts
By Anne Caroline Costacurta Polli, Jose Rojas Cáceres, Roberto Mahler de Morais, Thais Costa Silva
The technology and the knowledge about the behavior of explosives and detonation accessories allowed to create new products for different situations by the restrictions imposed by the market. In a Bra
Jan 21, 2025
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Journal: Safety Talk / Standard Operating Procedures
By Wm. Reisz
There is no universal standard for Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Every blasting operation has its own unique circumstances, its own methodologies and its own unique demands. It would be nearl
Jan 1, 2010
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Journal: 100 Years / Dictionnaire de Chimie By Wurtz & Friedel / Safety And Efficiency in Mine Tunneling USBM Bulletin 57
By John A. Davis, David W. Brunton
(Excerpts, pp 157-160) The usual means of firing blasting charges, especially in tunnels and adits in the Western States, is by the use of a safety fuse. The term safety fuse originated from the fact
Jan 1, 2015
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Blast Vibration Monitoring, Prediction and Control at Old Cliffe Hill Quarry
By Rob Farnfield, Mark Pegden
Old Cliffe Hill quarry produces between 4 and 5 million tonnes of crushed granite per year and is located in the county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands region of England. Blasting is carried ou
Jan 1, 2010
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Introducing Wireless Initiation Systems in Brazilian Mines Through Sales with Purpose
By Anderson Meireles, Vladimir Carrasco, Carlos Feliciano
Adopting new technology in drill and blast requires a structured implementation process, as it represents a significant change in a traditionally conservative industry. It involves addressing initiall
Jan 21, 2025
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Saudi Arabia Transition to Mining – Blast Optimization at Maaden Gold Mines
By Angel Rafael Fernandez, Yahya Khader Al-Harbi, Benjamin Cebrian Romo, Antonio Morato Medina
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set the goal to diversify their economy from oil into different fields including mining. As the vast Arabian Peninsula is explored, orebodies of Aluminium, Copper, Gold
Feb 6, 2023