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• 11 Steps to Drill and Blast Best Practice Open pit mining necessitates attention to geology, geotechnical planning, scheduling of earthmoving equipment, drill and blast technology and, of course, safety. If you are looking for a career as a Drill and Blast Engineer its important that you understand all the facets involved in the mining drill and blast process. Here - as a complete list - is Mining IQ's guide to the Drill and Bl....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: drill and blast engineer | drill and blast | blasting 04/01/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 3D Drilling Systems - Features & Benefits
  

    Heavy equipment such as dozers, graders and excavators sculpt and grade a site to an engineers design specs. But in many cases their work is made possible by drills. Drills play an important role from highway construction to mining and their contribution is critical for the downstream performance of other heavy equipment and overall productivity. GPS 3D machine control enhances and assists....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Randy Noland
  Tags: Machine Control Online | Randy Noland | GPS drilling system
  08/05/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT
• The days of drill and blast are over: AngloGold
  

    When Apple launched the iPad, it didn't just alter the numbers spinning about on its profit line, it changed the technology industry. And if AngloGold Ashanti executive vice president of business strategy, Canadian engineer, Mike MacFarlane is to be believed the gold digger is looking to do something similar to deep level gold mining. Since 2010, the group has been looking for ways....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Australian Mining
  Tags: drill blast | drill and blast | drilling
  08/19/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT
• All Our Drillers Have Gone to Africa
  

  Boutique drill producer XDR says Australia's drilling industry is in decline and most companies are heading to Africa to start new exploration projects. XDR told Australian Mining it was looking to follow other companies to Africa and the Gillard Government's policies had "killed" the local mining industry. "We're looking at moving into Africa. Most of our inquires come....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Australian Mining
  Tags: drill and blast | drill blast | XDR
  08/20/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Drill and Blast: How to Achieve Cost Effectiveness and ROI In the modern world of mining where, as some would say, the “art” of the deployment of explosive materials (commonly known as blasting) is often seen as being alchemic in nature by those unfamiliar and/or a science by the professional blasting engineer.   The truth is over the ages, blasting has and still does contain something of all of these descriptions.   The “a....Read more

  Contributor:  Alan Clegg Tags: drill and blast | drill | blast 09/27/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Award Winning Drill and Blast Innovation Provides Benchmark   Tasmanian iron ore miner Grange Resources and engineering experts Pitt&Sherry have shared the honours for an innovative solution that protects personnel from open pit mining hazards. Their Merlo Remote Explosive Loading Unit received an award for the 'Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue' at the WorkSafe Tasmania Awards in late 2012.&nb....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: drill and blast | drilling and blasting | explosives 02/20/2013  12:00:00 AM EST

• Comminution - and Why your Competitors Could be One Step Ahead of You! The process of grinding and crushing ore – known as comminution – is on average the most energy intensive process in mining operations today. In fact CEEC the Future is an organisation focused entirely on raising awareness of beneficial comminution strategies with the objective of improving earnings, achieving lower process costs and gaining energy efficiency. CEEC the Future hav....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: comminution | CEEC the Future | blasting 03/18/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Rio Tinto - Official Conference Partner for Drill & Blast 2013 Rio Tinto is the official conference partner for Drill & Blast 2013.  Featuring presentations from 14 experts in the industry with extensive backgrounds in research and analysis, the event will assist in providing solutions to a number of key challenges mining companies encounter in Australia.  Topics will include; effective blast fume detection and management, maximising productivity with ....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: Drill and Blast | Rio Tinto | Frank Chiappetta 03/19/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Drill and Blast in Brazil - An Update from Vale Drill and Blast Technology Update from Vale in Brazil Mining IQ recently interviewed Marco Antônio Braga, Exploration Manager of Ferrous and Henry Galbiatti, General Manager of Exploration of Ferrous and Management, about Vale’s experience of different drill and blast technologies as well as their experience at ground level. Both Marco and Henry are presenting at Mining IQ&r....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: drill and blast | vale | exploration manager 06/06/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Drill & Blast: Uncovering Best Practice Blasting Techniques Rob Goddard, Senior Mining Engineer at BCD Resources discusses a number of issues surrounding best practice for blasting techniques, including: Main differences between ‘in-reef’ mining and ‘radial in-reef ' mining Threats and opportunities of new methods and key considerations with
  Contributor:   Tags: drill and blast | drilling | blasting 04/11/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Drill and Blast Update - Could Drilling and Blasting become a Greener Operation?
  

  Drill and Blast Update - Could Drilling and Blasting become a Greener Operation? The mining industry has a bad reputation for waste. Many of the byproducts of mining are toxic and difficult to dispose of safely. One product the industry tears through is oil. The industry typically uses a high level of oil in normal vehicle and machinery operations, so what happens to all this waste oil?  ....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Cole Latimer
  Tags: Drill and Blast | drilling and blasting | waste oil
  03/28/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT
• Mining Engineers - Blasting Away Misconceptions
  

  One of the main problems with the skills shortage is that many outside the industry think it is a broad based shortage, instead of an acute shortage of technical and engineering positions. Mining engineers are in very short supply and one niche of this sector – blasting engineers – are even rarer.   Speaking to Downer Blasting Services’ executive general manager blastin....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Cole Latimer
  Tags: Drill and Blast | Skills Shortages | Blast Engineers
  04/02/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Industry Insight: Drill & Blast Operations at Thiess The increasing market demand for resources, coupled with the shortage of skilled drill and blast engineers, means there is an urgent need to escalate levels of productivity. It is critical that the best levels of fragmentation are achieved first time round, and that losses are minimised. Evandri Wancik is the Principal Drill and Blast Engineer at Thiess, and a key speaker at the Drill & Blast 201....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: Thiess | Drill & Blast | Evandri Wancik 04/10/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Uncovering best practice blasting techniques: Podcast Interview with Rob Goddard, BCD Resources Through extensive research with your industry peers, it has become clear that professionals responsible for drill and blast tend to struggle to attain consistent drill and blast procedures within their teams. These procedures have been made more efficient over the last few years, yet despite this,
  Contributor:   Tags: robin goddard | rob goddard | Senior Mining Engineer 03/06/2011  12:00:00 AM EST

• 	Drill & Blast: The Key Concerns and Challenges In this interview, Mining IQ speaks to Jan Klare , Superintendent of Mine Development at Lundin Mining Zinkgruvan . Jan provides fascinating insights into keeping production rates high without compromising safety, ensuring the health & safety of miners on-site through emerging technologies and the high
  Contributor:   Tags: Jan Klare | Lundin Mining Zinkgruvan | drill and blast 03/09/2011  12:00:00 AM EST

• 	Drill and Blast for Fragmentation, Cost Reduction & Safety Improving Drill & Blast Techniques to Achieve Successful Fragmentation, Reduction of Costs & Compliance to Safety Requirements Has Become an Essential Part to Any Mining Operations Shay Carroll, Superintendent Production Engineering at BHP Billiton speaks to Mining IQ on drill and blast techniques,
  Contributor:   Mining IQ Editorial Tags: shay carroll | drill | blast 06/14/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Why it's Important to get the Timing of Explosions Correct Mining IQ interviews Asareh Mansoori, Senior Mining Engineer at Catalpa Resources . Asareh talks about why it's important to get the timing of explosions correct, strategies that can be implemented to ensure you have adequately covered for inter-row delays, the importance of an initiation sequence
  Contributor:   Mining IQ Editorial Tags: Explosion | Drill & Blast | inter-row delays 09/11/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Mining Equipment and Supply Soaring demand for commodities from emerging economies, with China heading the pack, is leading to what is essentially a second boom period within the mining industry. This growth has thrown into sharp light the mining equipment shortage which is already beginning to impact upon some operations, and has only been exacerbated by the recent devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.   Mi....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Tags: mining equipment | heavy equipment | drilling equipment 05/01/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Drill and Blast Operations - Handling Explosives In July 2010, five miners were described as being "lucky to be alive" after the explosive charge they were laying at the Drayton open class coal mine near Newcastle, Australia exploded when they were just meters away. Five charges had been laid out as part of standard procedure, overseen by two supervisors and the mine manager, when one failed to detonate.   Jenny Ward, a spoke....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: drill and blast | usa | america 10/04/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Top 10 Articles on Mining IQ April 2013 Mining IQ presents our end of month mining content roundup. This month’s most popular mining articles explored energy’s future economic growth and tackled health issues in the FIFO lifestyle. For those of you seeking a quick and relevant summary of Mining IQ’s monthly activity – we recommend you visit the top-rated list of articles below: Facebook pick of the month: A....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Tags: Content Roundup | Most popular | top-rated 04/29/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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