TATA STEEL

Mine: Quarry C
Location: VII OB1
No Of Holes: 428
Avg depth: 6.5m
Avg Burden X Spacing: 3 X 4m
Near by structures: Q-ACD Canteen 35m & FRS 40m
Total Blast Timing: 1925MS
Starting: 500MS
Total Duration of Blast: 1425
No of Rows 14 in Half square shape
Avg charge/Hole: 56.06 Kg
Max. Charge/Delay: 480 (Over lap of 8 Holes with EXEL)
PPV: 12.68 at Sector C Office and 4.26 at Kalpana ground







Statistics of the blast
TATA STEEL
Salient Features
One of the longest duration blasts of WBD
TATA STEEL
Challenges


1. To restrict the blast timing within 1500MS , oscillation > 1500 MS would have been detrimental for
FRS structure & LA-1 site quarters and hutments




1. Indigenously designed with the help of Srinivas Kompella of M/s Orica Ltd.

2. 3 simulations with ShotPlus I to determine the burden relief and restricting the overlapping of holes .
Only 8 overlaps were there in a blast of 428 holes which is negligible.

3. A joint decision over initiation sequence was frozen one day in advance .

4. Five and half hours of field execution led to the completion of blast within stipulated period of 1 PM


5. Conventional shock tube initiating system was adopted and a cost advantage of approx. Rs. 5 Lakhs
was achieved over electronic initiation system.

6. Excellent muck pile and fragmentation was achieved

Blast Features
TATA STEEL
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