Blast consulting
Solve the blasting problem, not just the symptom
Independent advice on blast designs and blasting-related problems for surface and underground operations, backed by a written report of findings and solutions.
What we do
Consulting services
- Blast design: new designs or optimisation of existing patterns for surface benches, tunnels, stopes and shafts
- Blast audits: drilling, charging, tie-up and firing checked against the design
- Problem solving: poor fragmentation, overbreak, toes, misfires, vibration, airblast and flyrock
- Timing and initiation: timing designs and the right initiation system for the job
- Written report: findings, likely causes and practical solutions
Experience
Where we can help
Years with an explosives manufacturer's blast consult team, working on everything from coal to iron ore, and from trenches to shafts.
Surface mining
Open pits, opencast strip mines and quarries, from coal to iron ore and everything in between.
Civil blasting
Trenching and tunnelling for construction and infrastructure projects.
Underground
Narrow reef stoping, shaft sinking, development tunnels and massive mining.
Have a blasting problem?
Send a short description and some photos or blast reports if you have them. We'll tell you how we can help.