In certain conditions even a well-planned blasting design can produce either a premature detonation or a secondary explosion. This type of incident has occurred in Australia and in other parts of the world, causing not only disruption to normal production schedules but also injuries, sometimes fatal, to mine personnel. Blasting in reactive or hot ground can result in high-risk events such as unplanned detonations, which occur if appropriate explosive products, systems and procedures are not utilised. The problem that many mines face is that they are unaware of particularly explosive ground reactivity until a high-risk incident occurs. This paper details a holistic approach that has been utilised to assist mines in efficiently overcoming this hostile blasting application via a case study.
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