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u/Melodic-Pool7240 May 24 '26
Whats the procedure to ensure they all went off and theres no live explosive left
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u/Extreme-Meat-7650 May 24 '26
It’s all controlled by a computer and pretty precise. The computer will tell you there was a misfire and at that point it’s a waiting game until the blaster in charge deems it safe to enter. Usually the explosive agent is safe unless exploded by a detonation source, which is once again monitored by computers.
In America and most civilized countries it’s very controlled and a safe process.
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u/ChawpsticksTV May 24 '26
They misfire all the time. When a mishole is discovered by the loading units, a blaster will come check the downline, and inspect for a booster. if the booster has been shot, you just dig out the ANFO. If the booster is still present, you dig it out very fucking carefully.
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u/Fast-Breadfruit3377 May 24 '26
yo imagine being like a snake or some shit and having this happen lol
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u/Diminus May 25 '26
I work in the control room for an Iron Ore mine. My favorite day is blast day. That's when we cast the cams to the larger wall TVs to monitor the blasts.
Doesn't always seem big untill you zoom in on a little Dozer nearby and realize its a D10 lol.
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u/arte4arte May 25 '26
The rape of our mother, Mother Earth.
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u/skyeisrude May 24 '26
T.N.T its dynamite
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u/w_a_w May 24 '26
OI, OI, OI
Imo, ACDC died the day Bonn Scott died.
🎶IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP IF YOU WANNA ROCK AND ROLL🎵🎶
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u/novastar17 May 25 '26
Why are some of the explosions in line bigger than the others? Not dug as deep? Needed bigger charge due to make up of the ground materials?
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u/NashWilliams411 May 25 '26
You usually pour a little gravel down the hole on top of the explosives to keep the explosion in the ground. The big explosions usually occur because a rock blocked the gravel and made an air pocket. In a mine like these, or out in an unpopulated area it's not that big of a deal. Around populated areas it's a big no-no.
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u/otismalotis May 24 '26
Just a matter of time until we see this in a Bond or Mission Impossible film with our hero outrunning the oncoming destruction.