Drill, Blast, and Explosives Engineering
Provides international drill and blast engineering and consulting services for underground and surface mining, quarrying, and construction projects. Services include site auditing, instrumentation data collection, vibration compliance monitoring, blast design optimization, and technical training.
Technical support and design services to improve safety, fragmentation, and productivity in blasting operations.
Provides expert guidance on drill pattern changes, explosive product selection, and timing adjustments to optimize vibration control and fragmentation.
Modifies blast designs to resolve vibration limit compliance and optimize fragmentation sizes for improved operational efficiency.
Provides interim drill and blast engineering services to support operations during personnel transition periods.
Offers remote coaching for new engineers, helps maintain crew consistency, and aids in retaining long-term operational knowledge.
Data-driven reviews and diagnostic evaluations of drilling and blasting performance.
Conducts comprehensive field reviews of mining operations from drilling through crushing to discover potential cost savings and process improvements.
Utilizes specialized tools such as seismographs, accelerometers, strain gages, and borehole survey probes to gather precise blast performance data.
Conducts rigorous, data-driven investigations to identify the primary causes of complex drill and blast performance issues.
Supports long-term seismograph planning, monitoring, and seismogram interpretation for regulatory compliance.
Strategic support, contract advisory, and expert witness services for specialized blasting requirements.
Provides objective technical analysis, expert witness testimony, and litigation support based strictly on factual support.
Advises on blasting contractor selection, explosive supply contract negotiations, and explosive product transitions.
Acts as a specialist subcontractor to engineering and consulting firms that require specialized blasting expertise for their projects.
Provides customized engineering support and planning for non-routine or highly challenging drill and blast scenarios.
Custom educational programs designed to elevate drilling and blasting skills for field personnel and engineers.
Delivers tailored training courses for blasters and engineers, covering both surface and underground blasting environments.
Mining · Aggregates & Quarrying · Airports · Research Facilities · Infrastructure
Airports · Client: Kokosing Construction
Provided specialized drilling and blasting engineering support for construction activities at the Cincinnati Airport in partnership with Kokosing Construction.
Research Facilities · Client: Sanford Underground Research Facility
Provided technical consulting and specialized underground blast engineering services to support the Sanford Underground Research Facility.
Mining · Client: Alamos Gold
Delivered technical drill and blast consulting and optimization services for underground mine development operations.
Mining · Client: Hudbay Minerals
Provided underground development and longhole blasting improvement services to optimize mining efficiency.