Blasting: The story of breaking rock
The final chapter in P&Q’s special series offers a history of blast design and what’s ahead to optimize quarry blasting.
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Blasting Through the Ages: The evolution of initiation systems
Step through time and observe how miners of the past initiated blasts, as well as how initiation systems became safer and more reliable.
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Blasting Through the Ages: Explosive advancement through the ages
From Greek fire to packaged emulsions, explosives morphed dramatically over two millenniums into the sophisticated solutions available today.
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Blasting Through the Ages: A brief history of drilling
P&Q debuts a four-part series with a reflection on drilling’s centuries-old history and an exploration of exciting technology to come.
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