Four-Day Hands-On Underground Drill and Blast Training - Rolla, MO - July 15-18, 2024

Early Bird 10% Discount Valid Until June 15, 2024. Payment can be made through our website or by purchase order. Please contact Nathan at nathan@tbredblast.com if you prefer another transaction method.

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General Information

• July 15-18, 2024

• Missouri S&T Experimental Mine and Mine Building, 12350 Spencer Rd, Rolla, MO 65401

• Hotel room block to be determined

• 4-day course with 4 hours classroom and 4 hours underground hands-on activities each day

Hands-On Activities

• Sympathetic detonation and deadpressing

• Detonator accuracy and spray pattern

• Impact of stemming on face movement and optimum timing

• Full development round design, instrumentation, and data analysis

Classroom Topics

• Underground explosives and performance characteristics

• Foundational underground blasting concepts

• Underground blast design calculations

• Development blasting overview and design methodologies

• Longhole blasting overview and design methodologies

• Raise, slot, and ore pass design

• Underground delay timing and sequencing

• Geologic considerations

• Perimeter control

• Overbreak, underbreak, dilution, and recovery

• Troubleshooting and continuous improvement