blasting
Blasting community together once again
Technology Demonstration Day returned for the first time in two years, presenting opportunities for blasters to keep up with evolving tech ahead of the Kentucky Blasting Conference. Keep Reading
Longtime blasting educator Konya dies
Calvin Konya, 78, was considered a pioneer in his field, sharing his vast blasting knowledge around the world over a long and illustrious career. Keep Reading
Quarry Academy returns with a bang
After a year off due to the pandemic, the annual Quarry Academy put on by Dyno Nobel and Sandvik triumphantly returned to San Antonio. Keep Reading
Management system, hammers are new drill and blast tools
With drilling and blasting a magazine theme this month, P&Q presents some of the latest related equipment and services from several suppliers – including BME, Epiroc, Numa and Sauls Seismic. Keep Reading
Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and confinement (Part 4)
Anthony Konya explores how overconfinement creates oversize and looks at where oversize originates using a 4D view of the blasting process. Keep Reading
Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and spacing (Part 3)
Anthony Konya addresses how improper blasthole spacing causes oversize to form in a blast pattern, as well as how to use post-blast results to determine spacing changes. Keep Reading
Orica debuts explosives system at MINExpo
Orica says its new 4D bulk explosive technology enables the real-time tailoring of explosives energy to geology across a blast. Keep Reading
BME providing virtual technical services
The range of services available from BME includes blast fragmentation distribution prediction for surface greenfield sites. Keep Reading
Casing ring bit systems new from Numa
The equipment development complements Numa’s Super Jaws overburden bits and Impact Ring Bit Systems. Keep Reading
