Development and testing of self-swelling cartridge for use as stemming material in open-pit blasting —A quarry case study

This paper examines the problems of low explosive energy utilization rate and poor blasting efficiency due to the use of unsuitable stemming materials in open-pit blasting. A self-swelling cartridge stemming plug is developed for use in quarry and open pit blast hole stemming. The self-swelling cart...

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Published in:	International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences (Oxford, England : 1997) Vol. 170; p. 105503
Main Authors:	Li, Runran, Xu, Shuai, Li, Zhangchao, Suorineni, Fidelis T., Zhu, Guojun
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2023
Subjects:	Blasting efficiency Drill cuttings stemming Open-pit blasting Self-swelling cartridge stemming Stemming blowout Testing Open-pit blasting Blasting efficiency Self-swelling cartridge stemming Stemming blowout Drill cuttings stemming Testing
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