📋 Case Study

Open Pit Gold Mine Blast Optimization

High vibration levels affecting nearby structures

🏗️ Project Overview

Large copper mine expansion in Chile

🎯 Challenge

High vibration levels affecting nearby structures

🔧 Design Approach

Delayed ignition pattern with optimized burden

📐 Key Calculations

Powder Factor

Weight/Volume

Result: 0.8 kg/m3

Controls fragmentation

📊 Results

30% vibration reduction, 15% cost savings

💡 Lessons Learned

• •Proper burden ratio is critical
• •Monitoring is essential

✅ Key Takeaways

• 1Proper burden ratio is critical
• 2Monitoring is essential