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  • ISEE
    Vertical Attenuation of Blast Vibrations

    By Catherine T. Aimone-Martin, Brent Meins

    Blast vibration monitoring for buried pipelines is typically conducted at the ground surface with a shallowly buried geophone. In many jurisdictions across the U.S., blast-related vibration limits se

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    A Case Study Examination of Two Blast Rounds at a Nevada Gold Mine

    By Joel Warneke, Cristian Caceres, Ed Mchugh

    NIOSH researchers collected basic data from two blast rounds at the SSX-Steer Mine as a component of a larger study on controlled blasting, the goal of which is to reduce injuries from falling rocks i

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    New Model for Realistic 3D Blast Simulation

    By BernardThierry

    To be able to precisely predict the result of a mine blast before pressing the button is a goal for many blasters due to the environmental and economic constraints of our century. Based on the fundame

  • ISEE
    Analysis of Blast Damage to Green Concrete: A Dynamic Testing Approach to Field Cured Specimens

    By Travis Davidsavor, Stanley: Dong Vitton

    Concrete is a common construction material used throughout the world, and with increasing demand of fast-track construction, blasting and concrete casting are occurring simultaneously at many sites wh

    Jan 1, 2003

  • ISEE
    E7B Sector Drilling and Blasting Challenges and Learnings

    By Robert Jacob Cefalo, Rio Tinto Kennecott

    At the end of 2016, the Mine started a new ore phase in the section of the pit located on the East Wall. The East Wall geological structures required controlled blasting for peak particle velocity (PP

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Tunneling in Thinly Foliated Rockmass Conditions

    By G. C. Naveen

    Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority is constructing 1020 MW underground hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The project envisages construction of concrete dam, Desilting Chamber, Head Race Tunne

  • ISEE
    Lessons Learned from Blasting in Highly Weathered Sandstone

    By Tyler Rockley, Greg Bailey

    This paper is an engineering case study of a blast performed on a highly weathered sandstone isthmus in an area sensitive to vibration and airblast, the challenges associated with such a blast, the me

  • ISEE
    History of the Development and Use of Bulk Loaded Explosives, from Black Powder to Emulsions

    By Robert B. Hopler

    The history of bulk loaded explosives begins with the loading of black powder and RRP (Railroad Powder) into vertical boreholes. The early air place, net of black powder and nitrostarch dynamites is c

    Jan 1, 1993

  • ISEE
    Adjusting Blasting to Increase SAG Mill Throughput at the Red Dog Mine

    By N. Paley

    An engineering project was undertaken at the Cominco Alaska Red Dog Mine to determine the extent that Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) mill throughput could be increased by blasting differently. The Jul

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Overcoming Emulsion Destabilization Caused by Common Contaminants

    By Ian Tolliday

    Emulsion Explosives manufacturers are aware of the destabilizing effect that the presence of inorganic impurities such as magnesium and iron and organic impurities such as naphthalene sulfonates and a

    Jan 1, 2018

  • ISEE
    Bingham Canyon Mine-Blasting Through and Next to Active Underground

    By Robert Cefalo

    Drill and Blast Engineer Abstract In 2019, the Bingham Canyon Mine, owned by Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Company, mined through the active underground that dewaters the pit. The active underground

  • ISEE
    Tigerwin - a Windows PC Code from Computing Explosives Performance and Thermodynamic Properties

    By Per-Anders Persson

    TIGERWIN, now on CD, is a user-friendly personal computer code (running under Windows) which determines the detonation and expansion state of an explosive from its known chemical composition. TIGERWIN

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    Vibration and Flyrock Control Through Better Predictions

    By Daodu Opeyemi

    This paper describes several damages of blasting operations on some case studies, analyzes causative factors, and emphasizes preventive measures. Due to several complaints from some host mining commun

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Improving Quarry Production Rates by Reducing Bucket Fill Time

    By Elliott Giles

    "Measuring a blast’s performance based on the bucket fill time or “diggability” has always been achallenge due to the subjectivity generally involved. The diggability of a blast is often based onopini

    Jan 1, 2016

  • ISEE
    Acoustic Response of Structures to Blasting

    By Braden Lusk

    This paper includes results from analysis of recorded Acoustic Responses of Structures to Blasting. The analysis was performed to determine specific characteristics of sounds experienced inside homes

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    Dilution Control While Maximizing Fragmentation in Gold Mines with the Use of Tracking Microchips Benjamin Cebrian

    By David Flores, Benjamin Cebrian

    This paper describes extensive engineering approaches to achieve both dilution control while not hurting fragmentation in the very hard, massive ore sections of a mine case study. Ore Tracker microchi

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Survival Guide For The Blaster in the 1990's

    By John W. Brown

    During the summer of 1994 the mining industry experienced numerous accidents involving blasting related incidents. The Tri-State Chapter of Explosives Engineers planned a meeting to discuss three of t

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    Blasting Design and High-Energy Explosive Strategies to Achieve Fines Targets for Mill Performance

    By Jorge Cardenas, Diego Sanchez

    Maximizing SAG mill throughput and metallurgical recovery in hard rock operations requires achieving target fragmentation, particularly a sufficient proportion of fines (<25.4 mm). These fines thresho

    Jan 26, 2026

  • ISEE
    Design and Construction of an Electric Oven to Determine the Detonation Temperature of the Fulminant

    By Alexander S. Escalante, Luis R. Ramirez, Nelson A. Arostegui

    Research, analyze, discuss, design, and build an electric oven to perform one of the quality control tests the fanel or common fulminers to determine what temperatures they can detonate at. Give pract

    Feb 1, 2020

  • ISEE
    Application of Underground Pre-Splitting in Butte, MT

    By M. Gebhardt, J. Johnson, S. Rosenthal

    The use of presplitting applications in an underground mine setting is a method of reducing overbreak in the rib and back when blasting occurs. Presplitting performed at the Underground Mine Education

    Jan 1, 2024