blasting
Best practices: Drilling and blasting
Larry Mirabelli, senior manager at Buckley Powder Co., teamed with Bill Hissem, senior mining engineer at Sandvik Construction, to deliver a presentation on drilling and blasting at the 2015 Quarry Academy hosted by Dyno Nobel and Sandvik. Mirabelli, who has… Keep Reading
Legal notebook: Avoid assumptions, keep records
Don't presume, assume or anticipate anything without first planning or analyzing data. That's one of the messages Jeff Friedman, an attorney at Friedman, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling, P.C., offered aggregate producers during an educational session at the 2015 Quarry Academy… Keep Reading
Sandvik, Dyno Nobel team for 10th annual Quarry Academy
More than 130 aggregate producers attended Sandvik Construction's and Dyno Nobel’s 10th annual Quarry Academy educational event Nov. 17-19 in San Antonio. Guests had the opportunity to sit through three days of classes and breakout sessions on best practices in… Keep Reading
Re:Con 2016 blasting education event registration open
GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech opened registration for its Re:Con 2016 conference, which will take place Jan. 17-20, 2016, at the Casa Marina in Key West, Fla. GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech provides blasting and vibration consulting services. Its upcoming Re:Con 2016 conference will feature presentations from experts in… Keep Reading
RAM adds Advanced Vibration Technology course to program
R. A. McClure (RAM) added a one-day Advanced Vibration Technology course to its educational program, following its Premier Surface Blasting course Sept. 9-11. According to the company, this training program targets a growing need for companies operating in high liability… Keep Reading
Laser Technology to host mining webinar
Laser Technology, in coordination with RAM President Robert McClure, will be hosting a webinar titled, “The New Face of Blast Design” on Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. MST. The webinar will cover challenges and solutions for the mining and blasting… Keep Reading
Slideshow: Keeney Sand & Stone
Pit & Quarry recently visited Keeney Sand & Stone, a small family-run operation based in Painesville, Ohio. The father-and-son team of Dennis and Kevin Keeney lead the operation, which produces six salable products. Most of Keeney's products are used in… Keep Reading
ATF facility hosts surface blasting course
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently hosted R. A. McClure Inc.’s surface blasting course at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Robert McClure, a mining and aggregate industry… Keep Reading
