Skip to main content

MNG 230
Introduction to Mining Engineering

Dutton Institute Penn State

Home
Modules
Canvas
Login

Module 8: Explosives and Blasting

Module 8 Overview
Lesson 8.1: The Big Bang
Lesson 8.2: Explosives
Lesson 8.3: The Design of Blast Rounds
Lesson 8.4: Blasting Patterns
Lesson 8.5: Fire in the Hole
Module 8 Summary

‹ Module 6A Summary up Module 8 Overview ›

MNG 230: Introduction to Mining Engineering

Logged in as Anonymous.

Search form

Search

Modules

Module 1: Introduction to the Mining Industry
Module 2: The Life Cycle of a Mine and Related Matters
Module 3: Prospecting and Exploration
Module 4: Development
Module 5: Unit and Auxiliary Operations
Module 6A: Mining in Society; Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line
Module 8: Explosives and Blasting
Module 9: Surface Mining
Module 10: Underground Mining

Author: Jeff Kohler, Professor of Mining Engineering, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering. The Pennsylvania State University.

This courseware module is offered as part of the Repository of Open and Affordable Materials at Penn State.

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is committed to making its websites accessible to all users, and welcomes comments or suggestions on access improvements. Please send comments or suggestions on accessibility to the site editor. The site editor may also be contacted with questions or comments about this Open Educational Resource.

John A. Dutton e-Education Institute

The John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence is the learning design unit of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.

Navigation

Home
News
About
Contact Us
People
Resources
Services
Login

EMS

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Department of Geography
Department of Geosciences
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute

Programs

Online Geospatial Education Programs
iMPS in Renewable Energy and Sustainability Policy Program Office
BA in Energy and Sustainability Policy Program Office

Related Links

Penn State Digital Learning Cooperative
Penn State World Campus
Web Learning @ Penn State

2217 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802
Contact Us | Accessibility

Privacy & Legal Statements | Copyright Information
The Pennsylvania State University © 2023