Tag: drilling and blasting

Sandvik and Country Boy Supply logos

Sandvik, Country Boy Supply establish record drills order

January 23, 2024By

Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions teamed with Country Boy Supply and one of its customers on an order of 34 surface drill rigs.

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Planning ahead of a blast to ensure burdens aren’t too heavy and shots are properly spaced is a must for operations looking to limit vibration. Photo: P&Q Staff

Planning for vibration when blasting

January 22, 2024By

Keeping the right factors in mind ahead of a blast will improve performance and community relations.

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Canada and the U.S. are among BME's growth markets around the world. Photo: BME

BME expansion includes Canadian investments

January 19, 2024By

The South Africa-based blasting and explosives company has been constructing assembly plants for electronic and non-electronic detonators in Canada.

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IME celebrates safety excellence at annual meeting

October 19, 2023By

IME (the Institute of Makers of Explosives) honored several member companies during an awards banquet in Florida.

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Blasting course to cover methods, technologies

August 15, 2023By

R.A. McClure Inc.’s three-day surface blasting course next month will take place at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.

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The typical IME member is an explosives manufacturer, but the organization also has members who specialize in drilling and blasting. Photo:

Getting to know the Institute of Makers of Explosives

August 2, 2023By

P&Q sat down with Clark Mica, president of the Institute of Makers of Explosives, to learn more about the trade association, its priorities and synergies with the aggregate industry.

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Xplolog provides data to track trends and continuously improve the quality of blasts. Photo: BME

Updated system captures, analyzes blasthole data

July 27, 2023By

BME says its enhanced Xplolog system allows users to analyze data to track trends and continuously improve blast quality.

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Sandvik debuts digital tool for drilling, blasting operations

June 30, 2023By

The My Sandvik Onsite solution, which is built on Sandvik’s OptiMine technology, leverages data to optimize surface drilling operations.

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FRD-USA opened a 9,000-sq.-ft. branch in Reno, Nevada, that will stock down-the-hole and top-hammer crawler drills alongside rock drill parts. Photo: FRD-USA

FRD-USA expands with facility in Nevada

June 29, 2023By

The manufacturer of blasthole drills, breakers and other attachments has a new location in Reno that expands its rock drill division.

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