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Six Pillars, Inventory Management & ATF Record-keeping
By Ron Ketterling
Donna Summer wrote and recorded a song in 1983 with Michael Omartian called, “She Works Hard for the Money.” The song was inspired by her encounter with an exhausted rest room attendant, Onetta Johnso
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The Safety of Explosives Handling and Blasting in the Mining Industry
By Kerina Taylor
Due to their high amount of stored energy, explosives have been the cause of many serious injuries and fatalities over the last centuries. Despite safety advances and awareness in the last decades, in
Jan 1, 2011
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Rock Fragmentation by Explosives: Myths and Realities
By Wilfrid Comeau
While researching for a theme lecture (Comeau, 1993l) on: 'The Mechanics and Physics Explosives', the author of Energy Transfer in Rock Fragmentaion by was confronted with many conflicting concepts re
Jan 1, 1995
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Gas control station for blasting process to fulfil the environmental goals set by the Chilean Ministry of Health.
By Manuel Gutierrez, Roberto Gomez, Juan Aravena, Johan Gjoevad
The use of explosives in mining operations is a process that involves the search for an ideal explosive for the type of geological condition of the mineral to be extracted. For the explosives present
Jan 21, 2025
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A High=Preformance Vibration Monitoring and Data Distribution System for Large-Scale Urban Development Projects
By Robert Lee, Pertti Paavola
Automated vibration monitoring and web-based data distribution has proven itself on the largest single construction project ever undertaken in Finland. The excavation for the Kamppi Center Project in
Jan 1, 2004
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European Explosives Qualifications – The Euexcert Project
By H. Wallin, I. G. Wallace, J. Akhavan, E. Nilsson
Over the past three years the UK together with Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy have been taking part in a EU funded Leonardo da Vinci programme. More recently EFEE have participated in the project know
Jan 1, 2008
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The Odd Challenges of Backcountry Trail Blasting
By Ed Billington, Mike Shields
The trail blaster is faced with a wide range of workrelated challenges, not the least being the work setting itself. It is usually remote, being anywhere from 5 to 30 or more miles (8 to 50 km) from a
Jan 1, 2004
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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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The Actual Cost of Hole Deviation to the Mining Industry - A case Study at Nkana Division of the Former Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited
By Sam Kangwa, Thomson Sinkala
In the mining industry, drilling accuracy has a significant effect on the economy of operations. In this paper, results from the Nkana Division of the former Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines are prese
Jan 1, 2004
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Value Beyond Blasting
By Orica
Unlicking the Possibilities ISEE Digital Detonator Workshop New Orleans, LA Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Jan 1, 2004
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Development and Blast Applications for Resolution Copper's No. 10 Shaft
By Tom Goodell, James Cox, Scott Scovira
Resolution Copper Mining is sinking a 6943 foot (2116 m) deep shaft to access and develop a new panel caving mine with approximately 1.6 billion known tons of porphyry copper resource. This mine will
Jan 1, 2014
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EUExcert a European Initiative for Improved Explosive Competence
By Roberto Folchi, Hans Wallin, Mara Battocchio
An understanding of explosives science and technology, and the competence to harness it is central to maintaining Explosives capability, national security, and in sustaining a competitive industry. A
Jan 1, 2013
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Drill Monitoring and GPS Developments and their Impact on the Drill to Mill Process
By John Vynne
Too often, a mine’s operations, including drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, crushing, processing, etc., are considered independent steps, rather then a continuous process. In fact, these are inter
Jan 1, 2000
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Standard Digital Video Analysis and Engineering Field Controls
By Tom Treleaven
The success of any blast is dependent on the accuracy of the blast design and the field controls used on the shot. This point cannot be over emphasized because when the geometry is not measured and/or
Jan 1, 2000
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"Journal: Crazy Horse Memorial Update / Celebrating 60 Years of Carving Dreams into Reality"
By Unknown
More than 60 years ago Lakota (Sioux) Chief Henry Standing Bear asked Korczak Ziolkowski to create a monument of Crazy Horse in the sacred Black Hills. Today, you can see Standing Bear’s dream has gro
Jan 1, 2009
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Hole Deviations in Mining Operations: Types, Sources and Effects
By Sam Kangwa, Thomson Sinkala
Th e re are three basic types of hole deviations in long hole d ri l l i n g , n a m e l y collar i n g , alignment and tr a j e c t o r y dev i a t i o n s . In mining, the accur a cy in drilling has
Jan 1, 2004
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The Application of Electronic Detonators to Improve Blast Vibration Predictions at Limestone Quarries
By R. Farnfield, W. Birch
Arguably, some of the most restrictive statutory blast vibration requirements attached to mineral extraction operations can be found in the United Kingdom. Such limitations are, as a rule for the UK,
Jan 1, 2006
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Blast Vibration and Seismograph Section - A History of the Development of Instruments for Measuring Vibrations of the Earth - Part 1
By Robert Hopler
Earthquakes, ground vibrations, seisms, or whatever you want to call the shaking of the earth, have been a fact of life throughout time. In spite of this, most people (except those unfortunate enough
Jan 1, 2006
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Journal: 100 Years / FIG. 2. Bridge wrecked by material from blast near Chattanooga, Tenn
By Robert Hopler
A blast caused the destruction of a bridge and loaded freight train and the death of three men, near Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 16, 1907. The blast and its disastrous effect has been described by Mr.
Jan 1, 2008
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Craxy Horse Drilling & Blasting the Fine Art of Mountain Carving
By Crazy Horse - The Journal of Explosives Engineering - Vol 20 No 1
The crew at Crazy Horse Memorial has produced a w o n d e rful new video called “The Fine Art of Mountain Carving.” The video closely examines for the first time, the extraordinary explosives engineer
Jan 1, 2004