- BIMS & PATTERN ANALYSER Software installation
- BIMS at Aditya Cement, Ultrarech, Cittorgarh
- BIMS at Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, Ranchi
- BIMS & PATTERN ANALYSER at LAFARGE UMIUM MINING Pvt. Ltd.
Forthcomming Professional Training Programmes
- 1 & 2 Feb., 2012 - Managing Environmental Impacts of Rock Blasting in Mining and Infrastructure Development
- April, 2012 - Mining for Non-Mining Personnel
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME at JODHPUR
Workshop on Advance Technology in Blasting
(Sept. 3-4, 2011)
A two day programme was organized by Earth Resource Centre / Earth Resource Technology Consultants (www.earthresourcetechnology.com) at Jodhpur on September 3-4, 2011 Advance Technology in Blasting Operations. Participants from coal, limestone, copper, zinc, explosives industries and consulting and research institutions from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Delhi and Rajasthan attended the programme. The programme was attended by a wide spectrum of people from industry.
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- The faculty included the following:
- Prof. Sushil Bhandari
Earth Resource Technology Consultants, Jodhpur, INDIA - Dr. M.R. Saharan
Central Mining and Fuel Research Institute, Nagpur, INDIA - Mr. C. P. Parihar
Aditya Cement, Chittorgarh, INDIA
The following topics were focused during the course:
- Safe and Efficient Blasting
- Rock Fragmentation
- Explosives/Initiating Devices, Initiation Timing
- Initiating Devices
- Surface Blasting
- Underground and Tunnel Blasting
- Influence of Rock Properties and Blasting for Reduced Rock Damage
- Controls of Fines and Dust
- Pediction and control of ground and air vibration
- Flyrock prediction and control
- Blast Optimization
- Blast Audit
Software like Blast Information Management System (BIMS), Pattern Analyser and Fragmentation Predictor were used for hands on practice. Case studies using blast Audit were discussed.
Feedback from participants:
- “We got many ideas as how to get good/ optimum blast results, also how to reduce back break, flyrock and how to optimize costs.” Participant from Rampura Agucha Mines, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Rajasthan
- “Case studies are very useful. Latest software & innovations in Blasting was covered.” Participant from Tata Chemicals, Gujarat
- “Course provided me enough exposure to new techniques in blasting and gave me opportunity to discuss practical problems in blasting.” Participant from Malajkhand Copper Mines. Hindustan Copper Limited, Madhya Pradesh




