The BlastMetriX UAV program is designed to allow quarries and mining operations to use unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) technology for capturing 3D face profiles for enhanced visualization of large blast ...

Using mining software, hardware and services provider Maptek’s blast design and management system, BlastLogic, mines can pre-empt blast-related risk and productivity issues through the instantaneous ...

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The Daunia opencut coal mine, in the north-eastern state of Queensland, Australia, broke the world record for the largest-ever electronic detonator blast in December, firing 5 665 detonators in 2 683 ...