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14% Less Dilution. 70% Less Vibration. $72 Saved Per Hole.BLASTBAG™ AERO
Polymetallic (silver)·Mexico·Underground

14% Less Dilution. 70% Less Vibration. $72 Saved Per Hole.

An underground mine in Mexico was losing margin to dilution and stressing the walls with high vibration. Here's how 47 blasts of air decking...

3 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
3 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Optimizing Trim BlastingBLASTBAG™ AERO
Copper·Chile·Open Pit

Optimizing Trim Blasting

A large open-cut copper mine in Chile scored 97% and 91% on wall design across two air-decked trim trials — both at or above...

5 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
5 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Explosives ReductionBLASTBAG™ AERO
Nickel·Colombia·Open Pit

Explosives Reduction

4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Preserving Pitwalls with AirdeckingBLASTBAG™ SOLO
Copper·South America·Open Pit

Preserving Pitwalls with Airdecking

A large South American copper mine reduced final-wall damage by adding air decks in the buffer rows — confirmed by borehole-camera fracture counts.

5 min read · BLASTBAG™ SOLO
5 min read · BLASTBAG™ SOLO Read
How an Underground Gold Mine Stopped Losing Emulsion to Groundwater | MTi GROUPBLASTSHIELD™ PLUS
Gold·Ghana·Underground

How an Underground Gold Mine Stopped Losing Emulsion to Groundwater | MTi GROUP

4 min read · BLASTSHIELD™ PLUS
4 min read · BLASTSHIELD™ PLUS Read
38% Finer Fragmentation. 15% Less Oversize. Here's How.ROCKRIVET™
Iron ore·South America·Open Pit

38% Finer Fragmentation. 15% Less Oversize. Here's How.

4 min read · ROCKRIVET™
4 min read · ROCKRIVET™ Read
Reduce Ore Loss & Dilution in MiningBLASTBAG™ ACE II
Copper·South America·Open Pit

Reduce Ore Loss & Dilution in Mining

5 min read · BLASTBAG™ ACE II
5 min read · BLASTBAG™ ACE II Read
MTi BLASTBAG™ Case Study – Flyrock Reduction in Surface BlastingBLASTBAG™ AERO
Gold·West Africa·Open Pit

MTi BLASTBAG™ Case Study – Flyrock Reduction in Surface Blasting

4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Solving Hard DiggingBLASTBAG™ AERO
Coal·Indonesia·Open Pit

Solving Hard Digging

4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
4 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Eliminating Dangerous Fume Events with BLASTSHIELD™ Blasthole LinerBLASTSHIELD™ PLUS
Coal·Powder River Basin·Open Pit

Eliminating Dangerous Fume Events with BLASTSHIELD™ Blasthole Liner

4 min read · BLASTSHIELD™ PLUS
4 min read · BLASTSHIELD™ PLUS Read
Reduce High Wall Damage Through Optimized Trim BlastingBLASTBAG™ ACE II
Gold·Mexico·Open Pit

Reduce High Wall Damage Through Optimized Trim Blasting

4 min read · BLASTBAG™ ACE II
4 min read · BLASTBAG™ ACE II Read
Reducing Vibrations with Air DecksBLASTBAG™ AERO
Limestone·Argentina·Open Pit

Reducing Vibrations with Air Decks

5 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO
5 min read · BLASTBAG™ AERO Read
Maximizing Your Profits with Air DeckingBLASTBAGS™
Sandstone & carbonaceous shale·Powder River Basin, USA·Open Pit

Maximizing Your Profits with Air Decking

5 min read · BLASTBAGS™
5 min read · BLASTBAGS™ Read
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Every case study on this page reports independently-verified field data — VOD-confirmed, PPV-monitored, and audited by third parties where called for. No marketing math.

1.6M+
Holes measured with BLASTSCOUT™
$1.6M
Average annual savings · PRB coal
60–70%
Flyrock reduction · West Africa
47
Blasts validated underground · Mexico
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