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How to read the muck pile - excavator

Can You Diagnose Blast Issues By Simply Looking...

Learn how to read the muck pile after blasting to spot fragmentation, throw, and stemming issues before the next shot.

Can You Diagnose Blast Issues By Simply Looking...

Learn how to read the muck pile after blasting to spot fragmentation, throw, and stemming issues before the next shot.

2 workers at a mine site planning their presplit blasting technique

Presplit Blasting: What It Is & Why It Matters

Presplit blasting uses a tight row of light charges to control overbreak and protect your final wall, leaving a cleaner and safer face.

Presplit Blasting: What It Is & Why It Matters

Presplit blasting uses a tight row of light charges to control overbreak and protect your final wall, leaving a cleaner and safer face.

Worker viewing blast design at an open pit mine.

7 Clues You’re Using the Wrong Stemming Plugs

A lot of blast issues trace back to one small part—the stemming plug. Here are 7 clues yours might be failing and costing you performance.

7 Clues You’re Using the Wrong Stemming Plugs

A lot of blast issues trace back to one small part—the stemming plug. Here are 7 clues yours might be failing and costing you performance.

5 Hidden Costs of Lost Energy

5 Hidden Costs of Lost Energy

Lost blast energy leads to bigger rock, slower mucking, more wear, and higher cost per ton. Here are five hidden costs every blaster should know.

5 Hidden Costs of Lost Energy

Lost blast energy leads to bigger rock, slower mucking, more wear, and higher cost per ton. Here are five hidden costs every blaster should know.

5 Signs Your Blast Is Losing Energy Before It Even Starts

5 Signs Your Blast Is Losing Energy Before It E...

Ever fire a shot and feel like it didn’t break the way it should’ve?A lot of blast problems start inside the hole long before the shot goes off. Water, cracks,...

5 Signs Your Blast Is Losing Energy Before It E...

Ever fire a shot and feel like it didn’t break the way it should’ve?A lot of blast problems start inside the hole long before the shot goes off. Water, cracks,...