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Mining

BEST PARTICLE SIZE. MINIMIZING PROCESSING COSTS.

For nearly 200 years, Austin Powder Company has been in the business of helping customers mine rock safely and efficiently. Our long history of serving the mining industry reflects the continuous development of new, safer, and more reliable blasting products, and innovative technologies. Today, Austin serves mining operations throughout the Americas and around the world.

Our commitment to the industry begins with our commitment to safety. We employ certified blasters, state-of-the-art delivery systems, and the safest and highest quality products. We also place great importance on environmental concerns, minimizing or eliminating any environmental impacts.

Mining plays a critical role in providing the resources that make our daily lives possible. The conveniences and technologies enjoyed by society today simply would be non-existent without mining. Since first providing explosives to the underground coal producers in Appalachia, the Austin name has earned respect around the world, and our market shares in both surface and underground operations have grown steadily in metal and non-metal minerals, coal, and precious metals.

Blast Optimization

Each mining operation is different, each bench is different, and every day, the conditions in the mine are different. Getting the right-sized rock, minimizing oversize and fines, is the goal no matter the changing conditions. Austin knows that the most cost-effective place to break rock is at the face.

So, here at Austin, we begin with helping our customers choose the right product for the specific application. Products such as Austin Powder’s E*STAR Detonators are critical – not only to achieve maximum environmental control but also for the best fragmentation results possible. And, used with Austin’s 440/4100 Series gassed emulsions, this level of control results in significant cost savings.

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    Product Characteristics

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    Blast Geometry

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    Muckpile Distribution

  • Pre-Blast

    • Product Characteristics
    • Blast Geometry
    • Geology
    • Laboratory/Field Tests
    • General Surveying
    • ABS (Austin Blasting Software): Computer-aided blast design allows computer simulations and blast design review during the planning stages.
    • Laser Profiler (2D, 3D): Provides data to help control blasting safety and environmental effects of blasting.
    • QED virtual mining software: A state-of-the-art computerized “virtual mining method” software package helps provide solutions to any customer issues or problems.
    • Borehole trajectory/deviation: Hole measurement
    • Geologist’s Compass
  • Blast

    • Product Performance
    • Timing
    • Rock Movement
    • Vibration & Airblast
    • Video Cameras
    • High-Speed Cameras
    • Data Acquisition Systems – VOD (Velocity of Detonation)
    • Timing
    • Seismographs
  • Post-Blast

    • Muckpile Distribution
    • Digability
    • Fragmentation
    • Backbreak
    • Cost
    • Laser Profiling
    • Photographic Fragmentation Analysis

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AUSTIN

DETONATOR

We are a traditional manufacturer of initiation systems for industrial blasting operations and an important technological and research base for production and further development of initiation systems.

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AUSTIN POWDER

SERVICE CZ

Austin Powder Service CZ implements the latest technologies and products for blasting works, such as laser profiling, electronic modeling, and electronic detonators.

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