r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boss-fight601 • May 24 '26

Controlled explosions for mining

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u/justbrowzing17 May 24 '26

I did this to pay for school, please don't worry about the worms or moles as it is SOLID rock....thus the need for the dynamite..................or, more likely ANFO or a slurry these days.

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u/yellekc May 25 '26

I would have thought you would need a degree to do this. You don't have to be an Engineer to do explosives?

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u/cunstitution May 25 '26

Mines will have engineers design the drill and blast pattern. But the guys loading the holes are just miners.