Explosives Everyday is a free webinar series exploring the applications of explosives in daily life. From its role in mining and construction to its surprising uses in action movies, avalanche control and in everyday products, this series offers an intriguing look at explosives diverse applications.
This episode features industrial mining and takes a look at the role explosives play in helping create items we use everyday like paint and even dog food. Our presenters are Drew Martin, of Blast It Global; Richard O’Meara of ORICA USA; and Jim Daley, past ISEE president.
Richard presents a story based on a rip rap blast Orica supported in Alaska.
Drew discusses how blasting is used in quarry mining to extract various construction materials and minerals.
Jim talks about the use of the explosives in the generation of industrial minerals.