Every week, homeowners within 500 feet of a mine off Loop 101 and Cave Creek Road find a note on their door, labeled "blasting operations," a notice from Southwest Rock Products, saying when families ...

Orica and Epiroc have developed a semi-automatic explosives delivery system for underground mining, labeled Avatel. According to the developers, the system eliminates charge crew exposure at the face.

The engineer for the company that hopes to mine both sandstone and limestone near the Rolling Hills development in Franks­town Township said the company does not plan to do any blasting. Earlier this ...

The large-scale blasting at the Goantagab mine in the Sorris Sorris conservancy near Khorixas last Friday has reignited debate over the potential threat to desert-adapted rhinos, tourism and the ...