Productivity improvements for dragline operations using controlled blasting in a single- and multiple-seam opencast coal operation at Rietspruit, South Africa
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 76, No. 851, 1983
K.L MCDONALD and W.K. SMITH, Rietspruit Opencast Services (Pty.) Ltd. Transvaal, South Africa, W.A. CROSBY, Mining Resource Engineering Limited Kingston, Ontario
Productivity improvements for dragline operations using controlled blasting in a single- and multiple-seam opencast coal operation at Rietspruit, South Africa
Keywords:
Dragline operations, Controlled blasting, Presplitting, Strip mining, Throw blasting, Rietspruit.
