drilling and blasting
Details on 2024 blasting, explosives course available
RAM Inc’s Blasting & Explosives Safety Training Course focuses on the safe handling, storage and transport of explosives. Keep Reading
Sandvik, Country Boy Supply establish record drills order
Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions teamed with Country Boy Supply and one of its customers on an order of 34 surface drill rigs. Keep Reading
Planning for vibration when blasting
Keeping the right factors in mind ahead of a blast will improve performance and community relations. Keep Reading
BME expansion includes Canadian investments
The South Africa-based blasting and explosives company has been constructing assembly plants for electronic and non-electronic detonators in Canada. Keep Reading
IME celebrates safety excellence at annual meeting
IME (the Institute of Makers of Explosives) honored several member companies during an awards banquet in Florida. Keep Reading
Blasting course to cover methods, technologies
R.A. McClure Inc.’s three-day surface blasting course next month will take place at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Keep Reading
Getting to know the Institute of Makers of Explosives
P&Q sat down with Clark Mica, president of the Institute of Makers of Explosives, to learn more about the trade association, its priorities and synergies with the aggregate industry. Keep Reading
Updated system captures, analyzes blasthole data
BME says its enhanced Xplolog system allows users to analyze data to track trends and continuously improve blast quality. Keep Reading
Sandvik debuts digital tool for drilling, blasting operations
The My Sandvik Onsite solution, which is built on Sandvik’s OptiMine technology, leverages data to optimize surface drilling operations. Keep Reading
