Violence factor is a revolutionary KPI that managers can quickly use to assess blast performance.

Powder factor design, which does not provide any indication of breakage, muck pile characteristics or environmental considerations, is a dated approach that ultimately costs producers.

Read about the true influence rock strength, rock structure, velocity and powder factor have on a quarry blast’s effectiveness.

This feature story explores modern blasting products, including the function and selection of explosives based on properties and cost for your blasting process.

Knowing how to control a blast's effects is critical for your operation. Fortunately, basic principles emerged more than 50 years ago to simplify setup.

Part 1 of a four-part Pit & Quarry series reflects on practical blasting concepts put forth more than a half-century ago, and how they remain highly relevant to aggregate producers today.

Proper design and critical timing functions should be incorporated into your method to deliver better blast results.

Get a rundown on the use of proper stemming for decreasing noise and increasing fragmentation in blasting.