Drill and blast

Rock fragmentation cannot be improvised. It requires expertise that relies on an in-depth understanding of your operations and a fair assessment of a host of factors, from selecting explosive products to geomechanics and optimizing blasting sequences.

Drill and blast

- Engineering and optimization work on drilling and blasting applications
  
  Our goal is to help you reduce the costs of rock fragmentation operations and to optimize your processes. By applying rigorous control and implementing quality indicators, we can improve the energy distribution and consistency of your blasting operations. Our holistic approach makes it easier to identify critical blasting parameters, enabling you to establish priority actions and quantify downstream impacts of the process, i.e., during loading, crushing and, where necessary, grinding. We optimize the process by analyzing your data and focusing on value creation and sustainability.
  
  Mine-to-mill studies
  Fragmentation prediction, measurement and analysis
  Vibration and overpressure control
  Dilution control
  Signature holes to optimize the blasting sequence
  Air curtain design for blasting near aquatic environments
  Technical audit
  Legal expertise
  Analyses, modelling and prediction
  
  Our knowledge of the latest software, combined with our field experience, enables us to meet the most complex challenges. Our solutions are based on reliable data and reflect operator specifications. Our multidisciplinary approach promotes a thorough understanding of the work to be carried out and a clear vision of all factors that influence your profitability. Our engineers have carried out all kinds of mandates and can offer the benefit of their extensive expertise.
  Fragmentation
  Vibration
  Air overpressure
  Influence radii for explosive charges
  Power distribution
  Ore displacement
  Smooth or final wall blasting practices
- Technical personnel secondment
  
  Our engineers can integrate into your teams to ensure operational continuity. Versatile and up to date with the latest systems and software trends, they can share their work plans with your teams to impart expertise and best practices.
  
  Drilling and blasting engineers and experts
  Personnel training
  Site monitoring
  Compliance and Best Practice
  
  Whatever the challenge, our experienced team will help you adopt best industry practices and standards. We can serve as a third party to implement your monitoring and instrumentation plan.
  Instrumentation
  Standard for wall stability
  New CNESST regulation
  Rules of good practice – Regulation respecting sand pits and quarries
  Assembly of work methods for permitting and execution
Solutions we offer
Open-pit and underground mines

Quarries and aggregate producers

Construction: hydroelectric, urban and road projects, metro line extensions, tunnels and aqueduct upgrades, gas networks and much more

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Engineering and optimization work on drilling and blasting applications

Analyses, modelling and prediction

Technical personnel secondment

Compliance and Best Practice

Solutions we offer