Advanced Drilling and Blasting Techniques
Overview
This advanced course is aimed at staff already familiar with blasting fundamentals, wishing to deepen their knowledge of drilling equipment selection and optimisation, precise charge calculation, and the monitoring methods that drive continuous improvement in blast performance. Technical content, grounded in real site-optimisation cases.
Curriculum
1. Selecting and optimising drilling equipment
- Rotary and percussion drill rigs
- Hole diameter, pattern spacing and inclination
- Preventive maintenance of drill rigs
2. Charge calculation and sequencing
- Sizing explosive charges
- Electronic initiation and sequencing
- Optimising fragmentation
3. Monitoring, control and continuous improvement
- Vibration monitoring and field feedback
- Analysing the resulting fragmentation
- Continuous improvement of the blast plan
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Certificate awarded upon completion