Skip to content

Blasting: The story of breaking rock

The final chapter in P&Q’s special series offers a history of blast design and what’s ahead to optimize quarry blasting. Keep Reading

Blasting Through the Ages: The evolution of initiation systems

Step through time and observe how miners of the past initiated blasts, as well as how initiation systems became safer and more reliable. Keep Reading

Blasting Through the Ages: Explosive advancement through the ages

From Greek fire to packaged emulsions, explosives morphed dramatically over two millenniums into the sophisticated solutions available today. Keep Reading

Blasting Through the Ages: A brief history of drilling

P&Q debuts a four-part series with a reflection on drilling’s centuries-old history and an exploration of exciting technology to come. Keep Reading

To top