Orica Explosives Technology Pty Limited

Orica International Pte Ltd

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Richard John Goodridge

Rodney Wayne Appleby

Steven Kotsonis

Thomas Smylie

Deane Tunaley

Les Armstrong

Brad Beikoff

Dong Yang Wu

David Johnson

Alexander Theofile Spathis

Peter Conran Dare-Bryan

Thomas M Miller

Stuart Arthur Bateman

Alexander Bilyk

Matthew T Rawls

Vladimir Sujansky

Byron Wicks

Johann Zank

Francisco Sanchez

David Brian Kay

Long Yu

Thomas Miller

Ming Chung Lee

Kieren Peter Rasmussen

Kresten Lukas Coffey Nielsen

Carmelo Dell'Olio

Steve Kotsonis

Zang Xiaoqing

Kira McGrath

Ivan Junarsa

Michael Horne

David Olaf Johnson

Kira Lakin

Xiaoqing Zang

Carmelo DELL'OLIO

Disclosed is a system for assisting blasting. The system includes at least one wireless blasting-related device that is deployable or deployed proximate to or within a portion of physical media intended to be blasted as part of a commercial blasting operation. The blasting-related device includes a device-based magnetic induction (MI) signal receiver with a magnetometer configured for through the earth (TTE) MI communication, and the blasting-related device includes a device-based MI signal source with a device-based antenna configured for TTE MI communication. The device-based MI signal source is configured to communicate with a vehicle-based MI signal receiver in a blast support vehicle that includes a set of vehicle-based magnetometers.

Commercial blasting systems

In an embodiment, a photoinitiation apparatus includes: a set of illumination sources or elements configured for outputting optical energy; a body structure having a proximal body structure portion confining a proximal volume of explosive medium, an intermediate body structure portion confining an intermediate volume of explosive medium, and a distal body structure portion confining a distal volume of explosive medium, wherein the proximal volume of explosive medium is optically coupled to portions of the first volume of explosive medium, at least one of the proximal volume of explosive medium and the distal volume of explosive medium is a tertiary explosive medium, and (a) the body structure does not carry a primary explosive composition and does not carry a secondary explosive composition, and/or (b) each of the proximal, intermediate, and distal volumes of explosive media has an initiation sensitivity that is less than cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) based explosive compositions.

Systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for initiating or detonating tertiary explosive media by way of photonic energy

A method of generating electricity which comprises forming a galvanic cell comprising two electrodes in contact with an ionic conductor, wherein the ionic conductor comprises an explosive composition or is derived from an explosive composition.

Method and device for conducting commercial blasting operations

A method of deactivating an explosive composition provided in an explosive cartridge, which method comprises exposing the explosive composition to a deactivating agent that renders the explosive composition insensitive to detonation, wherein the deactivating agent is a chemical.

Deactivating an explosive composition using a chemical

A process for producing an intermediate emulsion comprising an oxidizer solution, fuel and emulsifier, which process comprises the steps of: (a) mixing in a micromixer an oxidizer solution with a fuel blend comprising a fuel and an emulsifier so as to solubilize a portion of the oxidizer solution in the fuel blend to produce a precursor product; (b) mixing the precursor product obtained in step (a) using a micromixer in one or more successive stages in order to form the intermediate emulsion.

Process for the production of intermediate emulsions for use in emulsion explosives

A method of mining a mineral deposit includes setting a plurality of explosive charges at spaced pre-blast locations in the deposit, wherein at least selected pre-blast locations also carry respective markers that are such that the post-blast location of at least a useful proportion will be detectable after explosion of the charges. After the charges are exploded to fragment the deposit, the post-blast locations of certain of the markers are detected to obtain an indication of the relative positions of selected components of the mineral deposit after the fragmentation of the deposit by the exploding of the charges. Also disclosed is a method utilizing a plurality of markers arranged to emit a detectable signal after blast fragmentation, and detecting the post-blast locations by triangulation techniques employing a plurality of receiver detectors. A further aspect proposes the use of secondary explosive charges as post-blast markers.

Use of post-blast markers in the mining of mineral deposits

Device for improved method of blasting

The present invention relates to a method of deactivating an explosive composition in order to render the composition safe. The present invention also relates to a cartridge that contains an explosive composition and that is adapted to achieve deactivation of the explosive composition in the event that it is not detonated as intended during use.

Further improved blasting method

A method of deactivating an explosive composition provided in an explosive cartridge, which method comprises exposing the explosive composition to a deactivating agent that renders the explosive composition insensitive to detonation, wherein the deactivating agent is a plant.

Deactivating an explosive composition using plants

A conductive element suitable for the transmission of an electrical operating signal to a detonator, which conductive element comprises a conductive filler homogeneously dispersed in a polymer matrix.

Electrical conductive element

A detonator free blasting system, which comprises: a bulk explosive; a confined explosive; a fiber optic adapted to deliver laser light to the confined explosive, wherein the confined explosive is provided relative to the bulk explosive such that detonation of the confined explosive causes initiation of the bulk explosive.

Detonator free laser initiated blasting system

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Kurri Kurri, Australia

Richard John Goodridge