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CONTROLLED BLASTING METHODS USED TO EXCAVATE ROCK AND CONCRETE IN
CRITICAL LOCATIONS
G. Revey

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A 3-D ROCK BLAST COMPUTER MODELING 
CAPABILITY USING DISCRETE ELEMENTS – DMC-BLAST-3D
D. Preece, R. Jensen & S. Chung

THE APPLICATION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE AS AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 
PRECURSOR
K. Yeager

BUFFER BLASTING VS. CAST BLASTING
J. Wachendorf

POST-BLAST CAST PROFILE SHAPE PREDICTION AT LARGE COAL SURFACE MINES
P. Pereira

A FRAGMENTATION MODEL TO ESTIMATE ROM SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SOFT
ROCK TYPES
D. Thornton, S. Kanchibolta & J. Esterle

IMPROVE MILLING THROUGH BETTER POWDER DISTRIBUTION
J. Eloranta

ADJUSTING BLASTING TO INCREASE SAG MILL THROUGHPUT AT THE RED DOG MINE
N. Paley & T. Kojovic

POTENTIAL FOR UNIFYING OF DRILLING, BLASTING, AND DOWNSTREAM OPERATIONS
BY THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY
J. L. Workman

BLASTING ACCESS HOLES IN THICK SEA-ICE, MCMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA
J. Wright & M. Reed

BLASTING ON LOGGING ROADS (BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA)
R. Chenier

BLASTING 1.5 T. OF DYNAMITE, HANG UP ON A CLIFF, 125M ABOVE A 
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
T. Bernard & P. Dozolme

BLASTING FOR THE ENHANCED WESTERN GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION SYSTEM –
MODERN LANDFILL
A. Cameron, J. Smerekanicz, F. Gheorghiu & M Pedersen

BACK TO BASICS – THE EVOLUTION OF GROWTH OF SAFETY IN AN INDIVIDUAL
OR BUSINESS
R. Thomas

BLASTING ACCIDENTS IN SURFACE MINES, A TWO DECADE SUMMARY
H. Verakis & T. Lobb

THE POWER OF INFORMATION: USING SELF AUDITS AS SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM TOOLS
P. Downing

FLYROCK ISSUES IN BLASTING
T. Rehak, T. Bajpayee, G. Mowrey & D. Ingram

BLASTING EFFECTS OF WATER WELLS AND PIPELINES
R. Bernau

FIXOR - A NEW APPROACH TO NEUTRALIZING LANDMINES AND UXO
A. Bauer & J. Anderson

SUBMARINE BLASTING AT PALMER STATION ANTARCTICA
J. Wright

DRILL AND BLAST OPTIMIZATION IN INDIA – AN ECONOMIC & 
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
C. Navalkar

DEMOLITION OF OLD BRIDGE PIERS BY BLASTING
S. Mandal, M. Singh & R. Singh

REGULATORY REVIEW OF BLASTING RELATED CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
K. Eltschlager

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR ESTIMATE OF FRAGMENTATION
S. Chung & P. Katsabanis

DETECTION OF PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES
M. Horacek, P. Mostak & M. Stanci

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE DETECTION & IDENTIFICATION OF GLASS
MICROSPHERE TAGGANTS
E. Achelpohl, D. Day & P. Worsey

APPLICATION OF DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR FRAGMENTATION
ASSESSMENT AND BLAST OPTIMIZATION
M. Ramulu, A. Chakraborty, A. Raina, A. Dudhankar, P. Choudhury & J. Jethwa

HYDRO BLASTING OF BOULDERS
G. Covert

STUDY OF FRACTURE MECHANISM BY MEASURING PRESSURE HISTORY 
IN BLAST HOLES AND CRACK LENGTHS IN ROCK
S. Nie

ELIMINATION OF GROUND VIBRATION AND FLY ROCK: A CASE STUDY OF AN OPEN
CAST MINE
V. Sastry

EVALUATION OF BLAST VIBRATIONS FROM SEKKOY SURFACE COAL MINE IN TURKEY
S. Esen & H. Bilgin

INTEGRATION OF MINE RESOURCES IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF SHOT
DOCUMENTATION
K. Apple

AUTOMATED EXPLOSIVES INVENTORY DATABASE SYSTEM
P. Worsey, D. Randall, L. Kenchel & M. Schmidt

PRE-BLAST INSPECTION (CONSTRUCTION / CONDUCTING)
S. Penttinenn

ATTENUATION OF GROUND VIBRATION INDUCED BY BLASTING AT CAN OPEN-PIT
LIGNITE IN TURKEY
A. Kahriman, S. Gorgun, A. Karadogan & G. Tuncer

PREDICTION OF DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF GROUND DUE TO BLAST LOADING
C. Ryu, S. Cho & H Yang

EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ANFO-TESTS
IN TURKEY
G. Aldas & M. Ozkazanc

BLAST FRAGMENTATION FOR MAXIMIZING THE SAG MILL THROUGHPUT AT
PORGERA GOLD MINE
C. Grundstrom, S. Kanchibotia, A. Jankovich & D. Thronton

DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD-TEST OF LOW DENSITY ANFO
H. Sugihara, H Taniguchi, K. Noguchi, T. Matsuzawa & S. Nakamura