Controlling Block Movement of Coal During Overburden Blasting GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MECHANISMS THAT PROMOTE COAL LOSS DURING OVERBURDEN BLASTING WERE IDENTIFIED AND GUIDELINES TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT WERE DEVELOPED Large open pit coal mines consume a significant volume of explosives in removing the overburden above the coal. Many mines use cast blasting to reduce the quantity of waste material handled by draglines. This

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