In any drilling campaign, the hardest decision will be when to stop drilling. Some of the situations which may warrant ...Read more
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The inclination of drill holes in blasting operations can have a significant effect on the fragmentation of the rock mass. ...Read more
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Room and pillar and longwall are two dominant methods that account for the vast majority of underground coal mining (Kanchwala, 2018). In room and ...Read more
The Shock Tube Detonator is a linear signal transmission device designed to transmit an energetic signal through shock tube to ...Read more
Image courtesy: Cyprium Metals Limited Introduction Solvent extraction (SX) is a widely used hydrometallurgical technique for recovering copper from various ...Read more
Hole deviation in drilling occurs when the drill bit unintentionally strays from its planned path, influenced by a combination of ...Read more
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Introduction Water gel, sometimes known as slurry explosive, is a relatively new explosive that has supplanted conventional explosives. Slurries are made ...Read more
The video shows an overburden blast in an Open pit mine. The high speed camera allows us to see how ...Read more
Wet weather can have a significant impact on mining productivity due to the formation of slippery conditions on haul roads. ...Read more
Preparation of the Blast Site Mark and Drill Holes: Begin by marking and drilling blast holes to the specified depth, according ...Read more