Improved comminution efficiency through controlled blasting during mining

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 93-101

  Chi, G ^a   Fuerstenau, M C ^a   Bradt, R C ^b   Ghosh, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE; IMPACT TESTING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STRESSES;

BURDEN AND SPACING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED BLASTING; FRACTURE ENERGY;

COMMINUTION;

EID: 0030166320     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-7516(95)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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