44th Annual Conference

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz

Downstream Benefits of Optimized Drilling (Room Lone Star ABC)

30 Jan 18
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Session 9 - Blast Design, Session 9 - Blast Design 1, Session 9 - Drilling Control and Explosives Security

Speaker(s): Eric Gerst
This paper will discuss how capital investments in drill optimization technologies to provide precise pattern geometries allow the mine or quarry to expand patterns and still produce results that benefit mucking, crushing, and processing. It will also demonstrate how quickly the return on investment may be realized.