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  • ISEE
    Small Scale Model Testing in Investigations of Energetic Material -- Dynamic Effects Laboratory

    By L C. Taylor

    Very small scale testing has been shown to be able to predict quite accurately, in many situations, the results of full scale testing. Small scale tests are more cost efficient, easily observed, and e

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    The Effect of Irregularities on Soil-Air Interface Response Due to a Buried Explosion

    By Leslie C. Taylor, Scott A. Yamada, William L. Fourney

    Previous studies have shown that the pressure load on a target by a buried explosive charge is not smoothly distributed. The effort reported here was undertaken to explore the mechanisms believed to c

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Debris Collection Efforts Following a Large-scale AN Detonation

    By P. E. Hoffman, Joshua Ph. D.

    The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) led a post-detonation debris collection project in conjunction with a large AN railcar detonation conducted by the Department of Homeland SecurityTransporta

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Improving Productivity in Pillar Blasting – HZL, Sindesar Khurd Mine

    By Deepankar Das, Gulshan Kumar Sadhwani, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo

    Sindesar Khurd Mine (SKM), the largest underground mine in the Hindustan Zinc Limited portfolio, is located approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Udaipur. In the 2018 financial year SKM achi

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Seed Wave Modeling to Natural Caves Protection in Mining Operations

    By Alejandro Rosario, Ricardo González

    The restrictions imposed by the Brazilian environmental legislation regarding natural caves lead to a block of substantial amount of mineral reserves. Mining activities can released caves, as long as

    Jan 1, 2019

  • ISEE
    Utilising a Dual Belly Auger MPU to Manufacture Bulked Inhibited Explosives

    By Jason Rock, Rob Thompson, Lee Julian

    Reactive ground is ground that undergoes a spontaneous exothermic reaction after it comes into contact with nitrates. This is commonly caused by inert rock hosting sulphide minerals, such as pyrites t

  • ISEE
    Lake Dorothy, Alaska, Underwater Tunnel Piercing - The Norwegian Way

    By Jan Mehren, Arild Neby

    Underwater Tunnel Piercing or Lake Tap, often also called the Norwegian Method, will in many projects be an important part of the hydro electric development scheme. The very last blasting round in the

    Jan 1, 2009

  • ISEE
    String Loading at Vale

    By Jennifer Paukula, Steven Lindsay, S. Joon Kim

    String loading is the placement of a bead or ‘string’ of emulsion along the lower edge of a development drill hole. The loading hose extraction rate controls the amount of emulsion placed in each dril

    Jan 1, 2012

  • ISEE
    Stope Blast Improvement by a New Blast Design in Leeville Underground Mine

    By Miquel Lamadrid, Changshow Sun, Chris Johnson

    To reduce blasting overbreak and improve stope stability, several new blast designs were proposed for current and future stopes. Based on the analysis of the powder factor, and the extent of damage zo

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    Digital Tunnel Blasting in a Sensitive Environment: N1 Porto Tunnel Project, Portugal

    By Yannick Bleuzen, Manuel Joao, Frederic Monath, Miguel Quaresma

    The N1 Porto tunnel project is a 650m segment of large-scale civil engineering plan to improve traffic flow between Porto’s downtown district, the Santo Antonio hospital district and the highway acces

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Low Level Continuous Vibration and Potential Damage

    By Edward J. Jr Walter, Edward J. Walter

    The vibration problem is approximately fifty years old. The original investigation of the U.S. Bureau of Mines was begun in 1930. Significant investigation into the problem was done by Crandell, Lange

    Jan 1, 1979

  • ISEE
    Evaluation of Schedule IV-Type Containers

    By D Wilson, E Nagy, R A. Augsten, R R. Vandebeek, R L. Guilbeault

    The Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL), is evaluating the status of the Schedule IV explosives container as it presently pertains to the industry. The Schedule IV container serves the same

    Jan 1, 1990

  • ISEE
    Earth Motions Resulting from Large Distributed Chemical Explosive Detonations

    By D Maxwell Ellett

    This report presents an evaluation of knowledge concerning a process used in predicting ground motion resulting from large scale conventional explosive detonations, The shots were set off in Arizona i

    Jan 1, 1976

  • ISEE
    Open Pit Wall Control Analysis using Photogrammetry

    By Charles Zdazinsky

    Back-break induced from blasting is a concern in open pit metal mining because it compromises the conditions of the pit’s final walls. Final walls that have excessive blast induced damage commonly req

    Jan 1, 2014

  • ISEE
    Effect of Blasting on Impact Breakage of the Resulting Fragments - Results from Small Scale Tests

    By P D. Katsabanis, S Kim

    A number of small scale fragmentation tests have been conducted to analyze the effects of blasting effort on the grindability of granite, granodiorite, limestone and iron ore. Powder factors were modi

    Jan 1, 2011

  • ISEE
    Low Frequency Long Duration Blast Vibrations and Their Effects on Residential Structures

    By A. K. Sirveiya

    A major concern with blasting at surface mines is generation of ground vibration, air blast, flyrock, dust & fume and their impact on nearby structures and environment. A study was conducted at a coal

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Safety in the Industry: Recent Development in the Classification of Eexplosives Precursors – The Modified Vented Pipe Test

    By David Kennedy, Noel Hsu, Miguel Araos

    The use of bulk explosive for mining applications started in the 50’s. Since then millions of tons of that material have been transported by road. However during that time, there have been several roa

    Jan 1, 2006

  • ISEE
    A Laboratory Comparative Study of Slurries, Emulsion, and Heavy AN/FO Explosives

    By R Heater, G Glynn

    Various small diameter commercial grades of slurry and emulsion explosives were tested and compared. Velocity diameter curves for confined and unconfined charges were established and the effects of te

    Jan 1, 1984

  • ISEE
    Facing the Drilling and Blasting Difficulties at Helwan Quarry, Egypt

    By M. Khaled, K. Abdel Rahman, M. Khattab

    Helwan limestone quarry is located at a distance of 35 km (21.7 miles) to the south of Cairo downtown. Drilling and blasting operations are used to extract the limestone for the Helwan Cement Company

    Jan 1, 2008

  • ISEE
    A Reanalysis of Fragmentation Data from the Red Dog Mine

    By Finn Ouchterlony

    "Recently detailed fragmentation data from blasts fired with electronic delay detonators (EDDs) in the Red Dog mine in Alaska were presented. They include a comparison with pyrotechnic detonators ford

    Jan 1, 2012