Conference Proceedings
EXPLO 2004
Conference Proceedings
EXPLO 2004
The minerals industry has experienced significant improvements in economic terms in the recent year or so and there is currently a very strong demand for personnel along with advancements and improvements in technology. Coupled with this has been the ongoing expectation for the explosive sector of our industry to progress and meet the demands of those expanding, demanding and sometimes rapid changes in the mining industry.
EXPLO 2004 has a wide range of papers covering most aspects of the explosives sector of the mining industry including initiation and effectiveness, blast induced disturbance, technical design, drilling and blasting, fragmentation, economics and effectiveness, low density explosive, surface and underground blasting, coal, metalliferous and quarries.
The time of rapid change that we are experiencing coupled with the demand for improvements in technology changes, the often-remote locations we operate mines and some failure to effectively communicate our activities to the public often results in public misunderstanding of our industry. As a result there is an ever increasing requirement to not only conduct our activities safely but to be seen by the public to be conducting a security aware and safe operation. In order to address this and contribute in a wider technical aspect to EXPLO 2004 we have included a significant session on security and safety. The mining industry is the major legitimate user of explosives and with the increasing use by others in the area of crime and terrorism we need to address the public perception of the mining industries secure and safe application of this form of energy called explosives.
EXPLO 2004 has a wide range of papers covering most aspects of the explosives sector of the mining industry including initiation and effectiveness, blast induced disturbance, technical design, drilling and blasting, fragmentation, economics and effectiveness, low density explosive, surface and underground blasting, coal, metalliferous and quarries.
The time of rapid change that we are experiencing coupled with the demand for improvements in technology changes, the often-remote locations we operate mines and some failure to effectively communicate our activities to the public often results in public misunderstanding of our industry. As a result there is an ever increasing requirement to not only conduct our activities safely but to be seen by the public to be conducting a security aware and safe operation. In order to address this and contribute in a wider technical aspect to EXPLO 2004 we have included a significant session on security and safety. The mining industry is the major legitimate user of explosives and with the increasing use by others in the area of crime and terrorism we need to address the public perception of the mining industries secure and safe application of this form of energy called explosives.
Papers in collection
- Analysis and Modelling of Airblast and Ground Vibration Go to Paper
- Rapid Change and the Technical Role of the Blasting Engineer Go to Paper
- Calibration of an Airblast Prediction Model Go to Paper
- Elemental Wavelet Overpressure Modelling Go to Paper
- Environmental Blast Design and Effective Implementation Go to Paper
- Diamond Composite Cutters in Drill Bits and Cutting Tools for Hard Rock Cutting Go to Paper
- Increased Flexibility Using Waterjet Assisted Blasthole Drilling Go to Paper
- Safety and Productivity Solutions for Blasthole Preparation and Finalisation Go to Paper
- Value in Use - Developing an Improvement Program for Success Go to Paper
- Blast Fragmentation Modelling for a Green Field Open Cut Gold Deposit Go to Paper
- Assessment of Stemming Plug Plastic Elements to Improve Blasting Gases Confinement in Escondida Go to Paper
- An Investigation into the Benefits of Electronic Initiation and Associated Modelling and Analysis Tools in the Management of Environmental Blasting at the KCGM Chaffers Cut Back in Kalgoorlie Go to Paper
- Fragmentation Improvement at the Mitsubishi Higashitani Limestone Mine Go to Paper
- Non-Conventional Use of VoD Measurement Technology for the Quantification of Delay Performance Go to Paper
- The Use of Electronic Firing Techniques at Olympic Dam Operations Go to Paper
- Electronic Accuracy Achieved With Non-Electric Initiation Go to Paper
- Electronic Detonators - Banking the Benefits Go to Paper
- Electronic Detonators - Following a Scientific Process to Sustain Maximum Value Go to Paper
- BlastLiteTM - The Practical Low-Density Solution Go to Paper
- Improving Blasting Outcomes Using SoftLOAD Low-Density Explosives Go to Paper
- Proposed Government Security Controls for Explosives and Ammonium Nitrate in Western Australia Go to Paper
- Mining Explosives Security - Complacency No Longer Go to Paper
- Dust Resulting From Blasting in Surface Mines and its Control Go to Paper
- Final Pit Wall Stability - Understanding Crest Loss Mechanisms and Possible Solutions to Block Movement Go to Paper
- Blast Practice and Geotechnical Implications Go to Paper
- Bulk Mining Explosives - Technical Tool or Commercial Commodity? Go to Paper
- Shot to Shovel' - Understanding the Impact of Muckpile Conditions and Operator Proficiency on Instantaneous Shovel Productivity Go to Paper
- DynoMinerTM APS Underground Explosive Loading System Go to Paper
Contributor(s):
D P Blair, C K McKenzie, L Tilbrook, R King-Siem, A J Moore, A B Richards, H Alehossein, J Boland, S Pederick, P J A Lever, N Bodley, N Pereira, M Gill, A Mathias, I Brunton, G Lewis, G Chitombo, C E Correa, M F Navarrete, P Jago, S Wotherspoon, A N Lavery, NOzawa, K Yoshida, R Kaneko, M Arimitsu, H Matsunaga, W Adamson, C Guerrero, M Tucker, P Aguilera, G Dall’Armi, M Lovitt, M Roper, T L Barkley, S Tavelli, C V B Cunningham, S S Kanchibotla, J Watson, F Beach, D Gribble, M Littlefair, R Rounsley, I Testrow, M Wiggin, J Rock, P Drygala, B Roberts, T N Little, S Bhandari, A Bhandari, S Arya, D Delbridge, A Marton, K McSweeney, K Holley, A Scott, G Le Juge, K Waldock, M Keegan, P Bonniwell, D Kilkenny, I Onederra, J Battista, J Grace, D Roy
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- Published: 2003
- Unique ID: PA-200403