Буровзрывные работы на карьерах

The basic concepts of rocks and elements of open-pit mining are outlined. Information about the theory of explosives and means of explosion is provided, a classification of industrial explosives is given, and the rules for their storage and transportation are described. Various methods of blasting in quarries and methods for calculating their main parameters are considered. The main design characteristics of the electric blasting method are given.

The issues of drilling wells in quarries using various drilling methods are widely covered, the main working tools and advanced methods of conducting drilling operations in quarries are considered. The technical and economic indicators of drilling in quarries are presented.

The issues of conducting non-mining blasting operations are covered. For each of these issues, safety precautions are given.

The book is intended as a textbook for students of mining technical schools.