Following information is given for a drilling operation to be carried out for overburden removal in a surface mine.
Volume of rock blasted per round, m³ : 3,20,000
Number of blast holes : 100
Drill hole diameter (D), mm : 200
Length of subgrade drilling : 8D
Stemming length : 25D
Bench height, m : 30
Powder factor, m³/kg : 3.2
The amount of explosive per unit length of charge in kg/m, is_______.
(round off to two decimal places)
Min: 36 Max: 39
Answer: 37.5
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