Rock fragmentation control in opencast blasting

The blasting operation plays a pivotal role in the overall economics of opencast mines. The blasting sub-system affects all the other associated sub-systems, i.e. loading, transport, crushing and milling operations. Fragmentation control through effective blast design and its effect on productivity...

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Main Authors: P.K. Singh, M.P. Roy, R.K. Paswan, Md. Sarim, Suraj Kumar, Rakesh Ranjan Jha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775515001353