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A Study on the Improvement of Surface Blasting Method in Pasir Coal Mine  

Choi Byung-Hee (한국지질자원연구원 지반안전연구부)
Ryu Dong-Woo (한국지질자원연구원 지반안전연구부)
SunWoo Choon (한국지질자원연구원 지반안전연구부)
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Explosives and Blasting / v.24, no.1, 2006 , pp. 57-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
The typical blasting method adopted in Pasir Coal Mine is a surface blasting technique with a single free face. It means that there is only one free face, which is usually the ground surface. This kind of blasting method is easy to use but inevitably causes enormous ground vibrations, which, in turn, can affect the stability of the slopes comprising the various boundaries of the open pit mine. In addition, the method also has the problem of lowering the blast efficiency compared to other methods such as bench blasting methods or ones with more than two free faces. In this respect, a project was launched to develop a new blasting method that is suitable for controling the ground vibration and enhancing the blast efficiency. As a part of the project, authors investigated the current blasting method as well as the overall pit developing process in the mine, and established some important guidelines that should be observed during the whole development process. This paper presents the details of the typical blasting pattern and the pit developing method in the mine, and suggests the guidelines determined from the results of the observations.
Keywords
surface blasting; Pasir Coal Mine; ground vibration; bench blasting;
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