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What is drilling and blasting (drill & blast)
A plain explanation of drilling and blasting — what it is for and the stages it involves.
Drilling and blasting (drill & blast) is a way to break hard rock using drilled holes and a calculated charge, so it can be loaded and hauled.
What it involves
- Assessing the rock and designing the blast
- Drilling holes to a pattern
- Charging and controlled firing
- Clearing the muck and checking the result
The goal is not just to break rock, but to get the right fragmentation with controlled vibration.
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