Designing Blast Pattern for Pitwall Rock Mass
S. N. Zharikov, V. A. Kutuev
Institute of Mining, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Keywords: Rock fracture, blasting, perimeter blasting, slot raise, jointing, higher permeability zones, explosion seismics, drilling-and-blasting technology adaptation
Abstract
The article describes the decision-making concept for the systemic blasting in open pit mining at structurally complex mineral deposits. The authors discuss approaches to determining allowable seismic impact in rocks having different strength characteristics.
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