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World's Longest Highway-Tunnel Tests "Site Sensitized Emulsion"
Lars Haakon Seim, Bjoern J. Petterson

Difficult Sinking Cut in Severe Winter Conditions Improves Productivity at
Lac Des Iles Mines
Cary Moffat, John Kita, Rick Walker

Blasting of the Twin Creek's Highwall Failure
Christopher J. Gray, James A. Bachmann

A Review of Current Blast Practices in Minnesota Iron Mines
James Keenan

Blasting at Dacotah Cement
Lyle Dennis

Blast Assessment and Optimization for High Quarry Face - Blasting
Frank Sames, Richard O'Meara

Blast Optimisation at an Australian Gold Mine
Cedric Goode, Stuart Pether

Diggability, A Measure of Dragline Effectiveness and Productivity
Mensah Frimpong, K.K. Kabongo, Clive Workman-Davies

A Definition of Criteria Required to Evaluate the Results of Production Blasts
Normand Martineau, Norm Tienkamp

A Mid-Town Crash
Virgil L. Lewis

Environmental Effects of Blast Induced Immissions
Rolf R. Schillinger

Unexpected Explosions in Blasting Practice and Their Prevention
Xu Tianrui, Pen Dianhua, Jin Xiang

Lubrication of Rotary Rock Bits
J. MacPhail, H. Gardner

Wanted: Blaster
Ron Gilbert

A Method of Measuring Continuous Detonation Rates
Using Off-the-Shelf Items
Lon D. Santis, Robert A. Cortese

Three Laboratory Tests for Explosive Ruggedness
Michael Wieland

Impact, Therman, and Shock Sensitivity of Molten TNT and of 
Asphalt-Contaminated Molten TNT
Richard J. Mainiero, Yael Miron, Solin S.W. Kwak, Lewis H. Kopera, James Q. Wheeler

Effect of Surface Roughness of Charge Hole on Detonation
Propagation of Emulsion Explosive
Fumihiko Sumiya, Yoshikaru Hirosaki, Yukio Katoh

Meeting the Challenge of Characterizing Emissions Produced
By Burning Chlorinated
Energetic Materials
James L. Wilcox, Douglass P. Bacon

Application of Emulsifiers in the Manufacture of Cast Boosters and Related Products
C. Joginadham, P. Shiva Shankar, & A.N. Gupta

The Use of Inexpensive Video Technology for Shot Analysis and Blaster Training in
the Commercial Explosives Industry
Elliott A. Pood, Ron Gilbert

Highwall Safety
John L. Didlinger, John C. Didlinger

"SANFO" The "MISSING LINK" in Explosives Technology
R.J. Johnson

Rock Drilling on a Vertical Wall: Problem solving at Crazy Horse Memorial.
Jeff Hermanson

Techno-Economics of Blasting in Tunnels Using High Energy Slurries
Kate Satish & OP Arora

Demolition of a Storehouse by Blasting and Simulation of Demolition
by the DDA Method
Kunihisa KATSUYAMA, Yuji OGATA and Yuji WADA

The Use of Handidet® Non-Electric Detonator Assemblies to Reduce Blast-Induced 
Overpressure at AECL'S Underground Research Laboratory
D.P. Onagi, D.F. Proudfoot, S.G. Keith, and G.W. Kuzyk

Blast Design Optimization to Minimize Effect of Air Blast
Michail G. Egorov

Solving Blasting Safety Hazards with Advanced Technology
Ronald W. Roberts

Critical Analysis and Technical Support for Assessment of Construction
Blasting Damage Claims
Lawrence W. Gubbe, Russell D. Melton & Gary A. Kanelos

The Effects of Rock Mass Characteristics on Fragmentation in Controlled Blasting
Experiments in Small Development Headings
Chantale Doucet, Alan Cameron, Yves Lizotte

Predicting the Envelope of Damage from the Detonation of a Confined Charge
T. Michael LeBlanc, Jason M. Ryan, John H. Heilig

Discovery, Analysis, and Elimination of Instantaneous Misfires in Underground
Production Blasts
Lionel Hebert, David B. Counter & Norman Disley

The History and Development of Permissible Explosives for Underground Coal Mining
Robert B. Hopler

The Development of an Inhibited Explosive for Black Pyritic Reactive Shale
P. Bellairs

A Blasting Plan for Loading Hot Holes
John R. Holliday, William Marcum

A Study on Post Blast Generation of Nitrogen Dioxide
L. D. Lawrence

Pump Safety Tests Regarding Emulsion Explosives
Hans Perlid

Blind Hole Raise Blasting at the Homestake Mine
Justus Deen, Paul V. Sterk

Comparison of Techniques Used in Developing a Slot Raise 
Mauro F. Dobran

Excavation For Underground Salt Plant
Steven P. Case, Jim Breedlove, Mike Fabio

What a Gas: Blasting Under Pressure
Jerry R. Wallace

Blasting with a Light Touch Florida State Project 12014-3501 Fort Myers, Florida
Doug Wathen Philip, M. E. Thomas, Richard Cowart

The Necessary Element: A Very Satisfied Customer: The Gas Company and You
Frederick R. Cosgrove

Vibration Control During the Construction of an In-Pit Lime Kiln
Dr. Paul Worsey, Scott G. Giltner, Terry Drechsler, Ron Ecklecamp, Ronnie Inman

Blast Control Plugs
Lynn Long

Using Vibration Prediction to Reduce Blasting Costs and Complaints
Philip R. Berger, Jr., Thomas Leonard, Bryan E. Papillon

Blasting Vibrations Control: The Shortcomings of Traditional Methods.
Pierre M. VUILLAUME , Thierry BERNARD , Michel KISZLO

Blasting with Used Oil/Diesel Blend at Echo Bay Minerals - McCoy/Cove Mine
Sally Lynn Zadra, Mine Engineer

Effect of Water on ANFO/Emulsion Blends in Surface Mine Blasting
Lee Schettler & Stuart Brashear

Dynamic Blast Pattern Adjustments in Multiple Row Bench Blasting
J.R. Dick Daniel

The Effect of Calculated Explosive Energy Output on Blast Design
P.D. Katsabanis and Lyall Workman

Fines Reduction Program at the Canadian Salt Company
John M. Bolger, Keith E. McMaster

Relating Horsepower to Drilling Productivity
Rick Givens, Greg Williams, & Brian Wingfield

Radical Improvements to Blast Hole Drilling Cost and Productivity
Thru Integrated Teams
R.W. Thomas

The Influence of Geology on Blasthole Deviation
S. Paul Singh, Professor

Large Hole Rotary Drill Performance
J. Lyall Workman, Peter N. Calder

Cooperation in Regulations
John Petty and John Loviza