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Bender (1999) defined production blasting as the type of blasting that is designed to fragment a predetermined volume of rock; widely spaced holes are drilled and fired in a controlled delay sequence.
Drilling and Blasting Method Sequences. 1- Drilling. Before the blasting takes place, the drilling rig bores the drill holes – determined in advance in a blasting plan –
Four teams of 25 to 30 men worked in continuous six-hour shifts, drilling, blasting and hauling rock, extending the tunnel by 15 to 30 feet each day. It would eventually stretch more than 1,500 feet.