44th Annual Conference

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz

A Case Study - Interpretation of Fragmentation Analysis Results to Improve Blast Performance and Realize Significant Cost Savings (Room Lone Star ABC)

29 Jan 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Session 3 - Blast Optimization 1, Session 3 - Research 1, Session 3 - Research I

Speaker(s): Dererk Cooper
A case study is presented showcasing how one global mining operation utilizes a hand-held fragmentation analysis device and interprets the data to improve blasting practices and optimize fragmentation results over a period of 3 months. Blast design improvements result in significant time and cost savings.