Tag: Anthony Konya

Simply correcting the blasthole spacing can lead to large decreases in oversize produced by a blast. Photo: P&Q Staff

Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and spacing (Part 3)

September 17, 2021 By Anthony Konya

Anthony Konya addresses how improper blasthole spacing causes oversize to form in a blast pattern, as well as how to use post-blast results to determine spacing changes.

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Overcoming Oversize: Oversize and stiffness ratio (Part 2)

July 13, 2021 By Anthony Konya

Part 2 of P&Q’s four-part “Overcoming Oversize” series explores the bench stiffness mechanism and how improperly designed benches ultimately lead to increases in oversize.

Overcoming Oversize: Caprock in blasting (Part 1)

June 14, 2021 By Anthony Konya

Part 1 of Pit & Quarry’s four-part “Overcoming Oversize” series focuses on the location and treatment of oversize in the stemming zone.

Richard Ash presented key ratios 56 years ago that could be applied throughout surface blasting conditions to give comparisons between multiple types of operations. Photo: iStock.com/Xesai

The 4 most costly blasting mistakes you can make

April 9, 2021 By Anthony Konya

Improperly addressing certain mistakes will lead to increased drilling and blasting costs and performance decreases. Precision Blasting Services’ Anthony Konya explains why.

Next-generation emulsions present new possibilities

April 8, 2021 By Carly Bemer and Kevin Yanik

Anthony Konya of Precision Blasting Services talks about new developments in emulsions and what those mean for the future of blasting.

After a shot is executed, data on the fragmentation, muckpile shape, vibration and noise can automatically be integrated to allow AI to refine its models for use in the next drill-shot plan. Photo: Picsguru/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Article preview: ‘The 4 Most Costly Blasting Mistakes You Can Make’

April 6, 2021 By Carly Bemer and Kevin Yanik

Precision Blasting Services’ Anthony Konya offers a summary of his article in Pit & Quarry’s April 2021 edition during a video visit with P&Q’s Kevin Yanik.