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Your Conference Registration Brochure for ISEE's 38th Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique is in the mail. The 38th Annual Conference brochure highlights the schedule of events, preliminary list of technical papers, list of exhibitors, spouse program, hotel information, and much more.

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Online registration is open for ISEE's Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique, taking place Feb. 12 - 15, 2012, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Attendees who register before Nov. 30, 2011, will receive the discounted early bird rates. Register online at www.isee.org, where conference information is accessible 24/7. More

Company aims to limit its environmental impact
Creamer Media's Engineering News
Blasting solutions company AEL Mining Services is implementing a number of greening projects to enable it to comply with more stringent legal requirements defined by the Chief Inspector of Explosives and the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs. The company is ISO 14001 certified, which means that its operations comply with the generic requirements of an environmental management system. More

Amazing time lapse video shows the moment lake was emptied as historic dam was destroyed
Daily Mail
It looks like water surging down the drain, but this incredible video shows the moment a dam, which helped power thousands of homes for almost 100 years, was partially destroyed. Demolition crews detonated explosives in a drain tunnel at the base of the 12-story hydro-power Condit Dam, on the White Salmon River in the Pacific Northwest - so that endangered fish can swim freely downstream.More

Blaster's App simplifies explosives engineering
prMac
21 x 20 Media, Inc. is pleased to announce Blaster's App, an all-in-one tool for professional explosives engineers. Blaster's App gives blasters the tools, calculators and resources needed to be fast and productive on the job, including seven custom calculators, borehole layout designer, and direct links to online blasting resources. More

Woulfe Mining receives explosive license, initiates first blast at Sangdong mine
Proactiveinvestors
Woulfe Mining Corp. said that it has received an explosive license for the development of its Sangdong tungsten-molybdenum project in South Korea, as well as announcing other major steps forward, pushing shares up. The company also said that it received the first equipment delivery to the mine site, purchased at a "significant discount" to value. More

Centamin says Sukari gold output up 67 percent
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
TSX- and LSE-listed Centamin Gold, which reported basic headline earnings a share of 3.92c, saw gold production at its Sukari gold mine increase 67 percent to 50 539 oz in the September quarter. Chairperson Josef El-Raghy said that the Sukari gold mine in Egypt had performed in line with management expectations in August and September, generating strong earnings underpinning gold production. More

University of Waterloo recreates old mining tunnel on campus
The Record
Peter Russell looks like a man who has hit the motherlode. Stepping into a new exhibit in the Earth Sciences Museum at University of Waterloo, Russell, the museum's curator, could well be a miner heading underground to seek silver. The exhibit is a replica of a mining tunnel in Cobalt, the Ontario community where silver was discovered in 1903. More

New ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant for mining
Factory Equipment News
Chemical manufacturer and supplier Incitec Pivot is currently looking into plans to construct a new ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant on the site of its fertilizer facility on Kooragang Island in Newcastle, NSW. Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound used in explosives and fertilizers. According to the company, the plant will be a "world-scale, state-of-the-art" manufacturing plant. More

Bad reaction to US fracking could deter use in the UK
Kent News
It is a technique that was first used almost 200 years ago but has remained virtually unknown until now. But the spotlight has fallen firmly on the controversial subject of fracking this year, with fears the method - deemed dangerous by many - could be used across the U.K., including Kent, driven by rising oil prices and concerns over energy security. More

Rock blasting for Highway 522 project in Washington State postponed until spring
The Daily Herald
Rock blasting on Highway 522 will be delayed. The Washington State Department of Transportation had planned to do a series of closures in November to widen lanes on Highway 522. It's part of a $159.7 million project to prevent head-on collisions on the highway. The blasting has now been postponed until spring, when the weather is drier, DOT spokeswoman Bronlea Mishler said. More