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Bench Blasting
Bench Blasting
Bench Blasting
BENCH BLASTING
&
ECONOMY
ECONOMICS OF BLASTING
OPERATIONS
DRILLING - 65%
EXPLOSIVES - 30%
FIRING
SEQUENCE - 05%
DRRILLING:
Emulite -150:
95 % -or- 1.25 Kg/Ltr
Wabox 80%:
90% -or- 1.45 Kg/Ltr
ANFO-WAPRIL:
100 %-or- 0.85 Kg/Ltr
CALCULATION FORMULAS:
Burden:
Hole dia. in inches = Meter
Spacing:
S = 1.25 Burden
Sub Drilling:
U = .03 x Burden
Stemming:
H0 = Burden
CHARGE CALCULATION :
Bottom Charge:
• Concentration = Ib = 7.85 D^2 P
• (D=hole dia in dm , P=packing degree)
• Height = hb = 1.3 Burden
• Quantity = Qb = hb x Ib
Column Charge:
• Concentration = 40 – 50% of Ib.
• Height = Hc = H – Hb – Ho
• Quantity = Qc = Ic x Hc
Total Charge:
• Q = Qb + Qc
SPECIFIC CHARGE (kg/m3):
Q = Q/BxSxK
Coarser Fragmentation:
• Spacing / Burden Ratio < 1
• Instantaneous Blasting
• Blasting of one row at a time.