EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITIONCOMPRISING HEAVY ANFO AND A PLANT DERIVED, INERT BULKING AND SENSITIZING ADDITIVE

摘要

An explosive composition is provided that is comprised of a HeavyANFO and grain hulls. In one embodiment, the grain hulls are com prised of rice hulls. The grain hulls serve both as an inert bulking additive that reduces the density of the composition and as asensitizer that reduces the energy needed to reliably detonate t he composition. Also provided is a method for manufacturing an explosive composition comprised of Heavy ANFO and grain hulls, suchas rice hulls. Additionally, a method of using an explosive comp rised of ANFO and grain hulls in a mining operation is disclosed.