46th Annual Conference

Evaluation of the Methods to Determine Constituents of Bulk Commercial Explosives used in the Mining Industry (Room Capitol Ballroom 1-4; Fourth Floor)

28 Jan 20
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Session 10 - Explosives Manufacturing and Formulations

Speaker(s): Gary Cavanough
This project aimed to evaluate a range of methods available for the quality control of explosive formulations. The evaluation methods included wet-chemistry lab testing, Raman Scattering, Plasma Spectroscopy, Flame Spectroscopy, Fuel content of ANFO and a newly developed Bulk Explosive Analyser (BEA).