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  • ISEE
    A Novel Initiating System for Blasting Explosives

    By R Fox, R Watt

    On behalf of ICI's group of explosives companies around the world, a research programme is being undertaken to develop a new electrical shotfiring system which will have markedly improved safety featu

    Jan 1, 1981

  • ISEE
    Oil & Gas Well Perforating the Other Explosive Industry

    By Richard Arsenault

    The production of oil & gas from wells requires method of flow from the producing formation into the well bore. Once the well is drilled it will have casing pipe installed to protect the integrity of

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Journal: Blastserve A Discussion Forum for ISEE Members

    Drilling through unconsolidated material I need to drill blastholes through a mix of consolidated and unconsolidated material. This material is hung up in an underground ore pass. The total length of

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Burden Velocity Measurement in Cast Blasting Operations at Mount Thorley Mine Using POWERWAVE Face Velocity Radar

    By A T. Spathis, J J. Felice, W Klass

    Cast blasting has become one of the most efficient ways to move waste rock in open cut coal mining. It is used at Mount Thorley Mine in conjunction with a dragline to move some of the overburden onto

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    Blasting Procedures at the Republic Mine

    By R C. Berglund

    Since the Republic Mine began production in the mid 1950's, drilling and blasting practices have continually changed. In recent years, progress has been achieved through the development of more precis

    Jan 1, 1980

  • ISEE
    Weather and Blasting

    By Jack Eloranta

    Transmission of sound through the atmosphere is affected by local conditions. Anecdotal accounts of the sound of cannon fire traveling great distances go back to the Civil War. The Royal Society publi

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Explosive Destruction of an Underground Reinforced Concrete Bunker – Computer Hydrocode Simulation (d38b618a-cd5f-421d-af88-424d08f01edd)

    By Dale S. Preece

    A carefully designed and controlled in-place destruction experiment was performed on a concrete bunker buried in 4.27 m (14 ft.) of soil. The objective was to determine if the explosive charges would

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    The Development of a Low Shock Energy Ammonium Nitrate Based Explosive (719231f0-e844-434c-a59b-03c7b4557859)

    By Jaki M. Wilson, Neville T. Moxon

    The detonation pressure of ANFO can be significantly reduced by the addition of low density materials such as polystyrene, bagasse, sawdust or perlite. Laboratory and field test results have shown tha

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    A Long Round Test in Conventional Room and Pillar Mining

    By Thomas Barkley

    Mining tradition holds that a parallel round underground can not be any deeper than it’s smallest face dimension. ln other words, a mine using a 12’ (3.7 m) high by 24’ (7.3 m) wide room and pillar mi

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Blasting Optimization Using Autonomous Fragmentation Monitoring System

    By B. Corrêa, M. Cavalcante

    A large open pit iron ore mine in Brazil, which has a heterogeneous lithology, faces a challenge in defining drill and blast patterns to achieve the expected results. The mine needed to obtain an aut

    Jan 1, 2024

  • ISEE
    Advancing Blasting Method with Smart Drill & Blast Technology

    By Ery Wardhana, Fathur Rozaq, Jeff Averett, Nella Lubis, Carl Lager, Herry Saputra, Rudolf Sitorus, Relinda Sanistrya, Hormat Sinaga, Andhiko Maharjono

    Efficient drill and blast operations are crucial for achieving optimal fragmentation, productivity, safety, and operational efficiency for the mining industry. However, conventional methods face signi

    Jan 21, 2025

  • ISEE
    An Approach to Incorporate Rock Fabric Information in Blast Fragmentation Investigations

    By Dirk van Zyl

    Rock fabric information is often available from drill hole information and bench face mapping. An approach is presented to predict fragment size distribution of blasted material from this information

    Jan 1, 1986

  • ISEE
    PowerAN Emulsion/ANFO Explosives System

    By John C. Brulia

    PowerAN is a tradename of Atlas Powder Company for a new line of explosive products comprising blends of emulsion and ANFO in a variety of bulk and packaged grades. The bulk PowerAN grades are either

    Jan 1, 1985

  • ISEE
    Journal: 19th Annual Photo and Art Contest - Best of Show "Chimney Blasting"

    By Walter Voglauer, Elisabeth Zechmeister

    Description of Project: The four photos show a chimney blasting operation in Vienna’s district of Floridsdorf on May 4 2011. The blasting was done with two types of charges. An internal charge provide

    Jan 1, 2013

  • ISEE
    Demolition of the ADMP-1 Jackup Platform for Aramco in the Arabain Gulf

    By J S. Brower

    Disposing of the AMDP-1, Jackup drilling rig in the Arabian Gulf.

    Jan 1, 1978

  • ISEE
    Oxygen Balanced Emulsion-ANFO Blends for Use in Flammable Atmospheres

    By Michael J. Sapko, Eric S. Weiss

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines has been conducting research on the secondary explosion hazards associated with the mining of oil shale under gassy mine conditions. Explosive incendivity tests have been cond

    Jan 1, 1990

  • ISEE
    Professional Steps in the Blasting Process (3acbd7f6-5d01-4ca3-b044-14c0f9925760)

    By Mark William Withey

    Blasting safety in surface mining is a necessary industrial goal. Proper techniques and disciplines exercised during the blasting process enhance the probability of achieving that goal.

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Relative Shock And Heave – Underwater, Rock And Thermodynamic Irreversibility

    By Michael Wieland

    The work principle from thermodynamics is used to model the shock and heave for explosives shot in rock or under water, with the latter compared to reported results. The work principle utilizes restri

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    A Case Study - Interpretation of Fragmentation Analysis Results to Improve Blast Performance and Realize Significant Cost Savings

    By Charles Clark, Mark Mukhija, Jaime Klein

    Comminution – the reduction in size of solid materials – is the most energy intensive component of the mining process (Bauer, 2015). It is estimated that comminution consumes around three percent of a

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    The Effect of Faults, Delay Time and Scaled Distance on Vibration Parameters

    By Enver Alan

    In this study of applied explosives engineering the blasting applications are evaluated, which were carried out for research and development purposes at Yenisahra Station tunnels in Kartal Formation w

    Feb 1, 2020