Learn how aerial data is collected by drones at Lehigh Hanson, one of the largest aggregate companies in North America. Free online webinar January 17th at 11am PST. Register here. Read more
MacLean Hard Rock Equipment R&D Report: The last 12 months at MacLean have seen the culmination of a two-year phase of intense product development activity, including fleet electrification; face bolt ... Read more
Using Differential Energy, Dyno Nobel was able to reduce the number of boulders at a quarry without adding more blast holes. Read more
This operation was undergoing a complete review of its blasting practices and blast designs in order to ensure the most optimized results were being achieved. Read more
The use of SHA (Signature Hole Analysis) and electronic detonators allowed the mine to dial in optimum timing sequences regardless of the number of holes per delay, resulting in reduced vibration and ... Read more
As a new mine starting up development, this gold mine in Northern Ontario used much of the blasted rock for infrastructure in building up roads and construction pads. Read more
Project goal is to remove a small section of bench and creating a final wall catch bench without disturbing neighboring homes within 750 feet of blast area. Read more
An application to determine how various blast patterns proposed for a project would perform in the field. Read more
A fragmentation model developed in-house by Dyno Nobel was employed to model the fragmentation that would result from changes in the various blast design parameters. Read more
483 MSHA reportable injuries involving jacklegs occurred at US mines between 2003 and 2012, according to a recent study published by NIOSH (Clark et al., 2016). And these are just the reportable inju ... Read more
The annual Crushing & Breaking Spec Guide is published by the editors of Rock Products magazine. It contains a comprehensive guide to major manufacturers' crushing and breaking product lines along wi ... Read more
The availability of skilled mining workers is a common struggle in many countries throughout the world, impacting mining productivity, safety and ultimately profitability. Many countries are forecasti ... Read more