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  • ISEE
    Blind Hole Raise Blasting at the Homestake Mine

    By Justus Deen, Paul V. Sterk

    Through the 119 year history of the Homestake Mine various methods of raise mining have been used, these include conventional, bored, and drop raises. These raises provide passage for men and supplies

    Jan 1, 1996

  • ISEE
    Detection of Plastic Explosives

    By Petr Mostak, Miroslav Horacek, Miroslav Stancl

    Detection of plastic explosives is an important task in the security measures against criminal misuses of this type of explosive. Particles and vapour detectors are basic instruments in this detection

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Mine Blasting Accident Update

    By Larry R. Fletcher, John W. Kopp

    The safety record for explosives in U. S. mining is excellent considering that over 4 billion pounds of explosives are now being used each year. However, blasting accidents remain one of the most seri

    Jan 1, 1991

  • ISEE
    The Optimum Delay

    By J Foklesi, G Bohus, D Benedek

    The breakage process in blasting takes place in space and in time and the latter will determine the degree of fragmentation, shape of the muckpile and the extent of displacement. The shock wave travel

    Jan 1, 1986

  • ISEE
    What SEE Has Done For Me: The Value of the Scholarship Program

    By Jim Daley

    SEE is a dynamic organization composed of people from all facets of the explosives industry who are truly interested in the advancement of that industry. I had been a miner at the Homestake Gold Mine

    Jan 1, 1995

  • ISEE
    On the Development of Explosion Technology in Seoul Metro-Subway Construction

    By Ginn Huh

    The blasting work to construct a subway in Seoul, Korea have often caused increased neighbor’s complaints because of ground vibration. In order to prevent the damage to the structure, it was necessary

    Jan 1, 2000

  • ISEE
    A Study on High Accuracy Delay Detonator

    By H Fukui, K Ichikawa, K Aikou, E Suzuki

    An electronic delay detonator (EDD) consisting of a digital-base electronic delay module and a conventional instantaneous detonator module, designed for series connections with a special adjustable-ou

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    Flyrock Revisited: An Ever-present Danger in Mine Blasting

    By Harry Verakis, Thomas Lobb

    A great deal of information has been presented and published on the danger from flyrock created from blasting operations. The creation of flyrock is not specific to any one blasting operation. Flyrock

    Jan 1, 2007

  • ISEE
    Multi-Blasthole, Multi-Row, Detonation Delay timing Simulation of Rock Blasting Using DMCBLAST_3D

    By Dale Preece, Stephen Chung

    Development of DMCBLAST-3D is continuing and now includes the capability to simulate the detonation of multiple blastholes in multiple rows that make up a conventional bench blast, either in a rock qu

    Jan 1, 2002

  • ISEE
    Factors that Affect the Chemical Gassing of Emulsion Explosives

    By John S. Manka

    Of the various methods used to reduce the density of emulsion explosives prior to detonation; ammonium nitrate prill addition, glass micro-balloon addition and chemical gassing, chemical gassing is th

    Jan 1, 2004

  • ISEE
    Attenuation of Ground Vibration Induced by Blasting at Can Open - Pit Lignite Mine in Turkey

    By Gungor Tuncer, Ali Kahriman, Abdulkadir Karadogan, Savas Gorgun

    The principal disturbances created by blasting in open pit mines are vibrations, air blast and fly rock. All of them, under some circumstances, caused damage to structures nearby and apart from this c

    Jan 1, 2001

  • ISEE
    Effect of High Temperature on Communication Among Non-Electric Detonators

    By E. Contestabile, B von Roser

    Schedule IV containers in Canada and IME- containers in the United States have made possible the transport of mixed loads. That is, using these containers for detonators, one can simultaneously transp

    Jan 1, 2002

  • ISEE
    Electronic Detonators: Delivering the Advance in Hong Kong

    By Ashlin Pillay, Osamu Iwata

    Hong Kong is ranked as the world’s third most important international financial hub and attracts significant growth and development annually. The city is also known as the world's most vertical city,

    Jan 1, 2015

  • ISEE
    Title XI - Regulation of Explosives: Federal Explosive Regulations

    By Robert F. Dexter

    This paper discusses the Federal requirements of this regulation for the importation, manufacture, distribution and storage of explosive materials. The interstate or foreign commerce in explosive mate

    Jan 1, 1975

  • ISEE
    Blasting Agents for Use in Flammable Atmospheres

    By Michael J. Sapko, Eric S. Weiss, Richard W. Watson

    As part of the Bureau of Mines research into the hazards associated with the mining and processing of oil shale, experimental mine tests have been conducted to evaluate preferred combinations of explo

    Jan 1, 1989

  • ISEE
    Ammonium Nitrate in Mine Water: A Case Study

    By Carlos Agreda

    "In the present article a case study of ammonium nitrate in mine water is briefly analized and discussed. Causes of mine water pollution from AN are very well identified and emphasized.Some preventati

    Jan 1, 1999

  • ISEE
    Quality-Controlled Blasting At Hobet Mining Inc.

    By Jim Simpson, John Waller, Scott Stewart

    The authors review the evolution of drilling and blasting procedures at this West Virginia surface coal mine where management seeks continually to improve and update the drilling and blasting programs

    Jan 1, 1992

  • ISEE
    Public Relations: A Practical Means to Control Blasting Complaints

    By I E. "Chip" Harris, G Alan Foster

    Whilst a great deal of published data exists as to safe ground vibration and air blast levels which result from blasting little documented research has been carried out to determine how and why human

    Jan 1, 1977

  • ISEE
    The Responsibility of the Consulstant in the Promulgation of Adequate Explosives Noise Legislation

    By Edward Jr Walter

    This paper discusses the problems that arise in the process of developing adequate explosives noise legislation. Case histories are used to illustrate how and where these problems arise and the course

    Jan 1, 1975

  • ISEE
    A New Day for Dynamite

    By Scott E. Winston, Spencer C. Watson

    Dynamite is a generic term for a variety of high explosive formulations containing a blend of liquid and solid nitrate esters co-mixed with solid oxidizers and carbonaceous fuels. Dynamites can be div

    Jan 1, 1985