Video Description
Blasting at Nickel West Mt Keith in Western Australia.
Nickel West Mt Keith
Nickel West Mt Keith is a large open-cut mine with a nickel concentrator, located 460
kilometers north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
Ore from the mine is delivered to the concentrator to be crushed and processed. The concentrator processes approximately 11.5 million tonnes of ore per year.
Nickel concentrate is transported by road to Nickel West Leinster for further processing before it is transported to Nickel West Kalgoorlie by public rail.
Source: BHP Billiton.
Rock Blasting
Rock blasting is the controlled use of explosives to excavate or remove rock. It is a technique used most often in mining and civil engineering such as dam construction.
The use of explosives in mining goes back to the year 1627, when gunpowder was first used in place of mechanical tools in the Hungarian (now Slovakian) town of Banská Štiavnica. The innovation spread quickly throughout Europe and the Americas.
Source:
Wikipedia, Rock blasting.
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