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Pre‑Split Blasting: What It Is & Why It Matters

Pre‑Split Blasting: What It Is & Why It Matters

Pre-split blasting uses a tight row of light charges to protect your final wall, reduce overbreak, and leave a cleaner, safer face.

Pre‑Split Blasting: What It Is & Why It Matters

Pre-split blasting uses a tight row of light charges to protect your final wall, reduce overbreak, and leave a cleaner, 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,...