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Monthly Archives: February 2019

Drill and Blast

Operational Design Tips for the Drill and Blast Engineer

[vc_row margin_top="-50"][vc_column][wpc_custom_heading heading="Does the design line up?" colored_line="yes"][vc_column_text]When it comes to drill and blast design, simple and consistent will often achieve the best productivity and blast outcomes. So, where you can, try to keep it simple - if you can’t keep it simple you had better put the effort in to communicate it! Remember: You can have the best design in the world, but if you can’t communicate it, no one will ever know.

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D&B

Drill and Blast: Don’t discredit the Drill

Drill and Blast as a group is generally measured by the blast outcome. More often than not, the blast crew rather than the entire drill and blast process is held accountable for the blast outcome. Unfortunately, this is a common misunderstanding from those who are not intimately associated with the process and do not place value on the parameters which effect blast outcomes. These are:

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