Ground vibrations produced by mine blasting negatively impact nearby structures. In Ghana, there have been allegations of blast induced ground vibrations resulting in building cracking in communities around mining pit...
Generally, the Mos hardness of bauxite is 2.5 to 3.5. According to the specific conditions of the Sangaredi bauxite deposit, that is, the rock hardness coefficient is between 3 and 6, and there is a clayey zone in the...
In modern mining industry, rock blasting is one of the essential working for rock breakage in terms of economic and efficient aspects. Blast-induced ground vibration may give serious impacts on wide range of surroundi...
A surface gold mine wishes to develop a new pit (Pit A) as part of its mining schedules. The proposed pit outline is about 300 m to the closest community. Blasting operations in Pit A would potentially create undesira...