MINING AT PROFIT: BLASTING SAFETY AS A KEY
The main aim of mining is to secure profit. This in most cases may be affected by mine operation cost if not properly managed. Drilling and Blasting plays high role in ensuring profit in Mineral exploitation. If the expenses incur on drilling and Blasting yield poor result, it tends to affect all the downstream operation cost. It therefore good that blast design be done and monitored thoroughly by the Mine supervisor. This is liken to safety in the mine, workers life is very important and must be given principal consideration. Blasting must be done safely with no accident record or any form of misfire. Explosive is dangerous when poorly handle but peaceful if well handled. In 1960s before Alfred Nobel light up Explosive works, the use of Nitroglycerin Explosive base, TNT and puliminating Mercury & gold had cause great havoc due to there high sensitivity. But for the discovery of Ammonium Nitrate base Explosive which are less sensitive but high exotically sensitive. Explosive is now...