46th Annual Conference

Dynamic Pressure Study to Minimize Misfires at Pueblo Viejo Mine (Room Capitol Ballroom 5-7; Fourth Floor)

28 Jan 20
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Session 11 - Problems and Solutions

Speaker(s): Guillermo Silva

Instrumentation strategy and results of a monitoring campaign conducted at Pueblo Viejo mine is described. Dynamic pressures generated by a blasthole in nearby boreholes were measured using Tourmaline crystal sensors. A Scaled Distance model was generated, allowing construction of an operationally applicable design tool that responds to entailed safety issues.