What a blast! Boomer's Sports Bar 'explodes' into Ironton, Ohio
from The Ironton Tribune
There was never any doubt what Larry Gilmore was going to name his bar. Spending his entire career in explosives and owning Georgia-based Controlled Blasting, Inc., Gilmore wanted to share his passion with his customers. And what a passion that is. Boomer's Sports Bar is open for business and does it have the conversation pieces. "Boomer" has also been Gilmore's nickname for most of his blasting career.  More
 

Non-detonation rock breaking tool
from Mining Australia
Boulder Buster Australia has released its a compact, simple to use, portable non-detonation rock breaking tool used for secondary breaking in mines, quarries and civil projects to split and break rocks, boulders and concrete structures. Boulder Buster uses propellant technology, where a pressure impulse is generated in the tool by a cartridge filled with propellant.   More
 

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How mining nearly killed the 'richest hill on Earth'
from Cnet News
When you visit a town whose current (though not historical) claim to fame is hosting one of America's biggest Superfund sites, it's hard to know what you're going to experience when you get there.  More
 

Imperial smokestack could come down with a boom
from The Daily Reflector
The next attempt to demolish the Imperial Tobacco Co. smokestack will be a dynamite event, according to the demolition foreman who’s been struggling to bring it down in recent weeks. Friday, the historic 200-foot smokestack, which has defied previous attempts to pull it down with cables, will be imploded by a professional blasting crew, said Jimmy Davis of Biggs Brothers Construction.   More
 

Ohio explosives plant blast turns fatal
from Dayton Daily News
A woman has died more than a month after being injured in a blast that ripped through an explosives plant in southeast Ohio. Forty-three-year-old Marletta Betts died of complications from burns at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, according to Franklin County Coroner Jan Gorniak.  More
 

Report tells the story behind N.C. fireworks explosion
from The Virginian Pilot
The lone survivor of the July Fourth fireworks explosion that killed four people on Ocracoke Island, N.C., has told investigators that the crew pushed electric igniters into the fireworks while inside the truck and they exploded. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released its report in response to The Virginian-Pilot's request for information.
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Fine after explosives detonated close to vehicle
from Safe to Work
WorkSafe Victoria says Impact Drilling has been convicted and fined $80,000 after it detonated explosives close to a vehicle and worker. WorkSafe Victoria says its investigation of the May 2007 incident at the Mernda Village housing estate in Melbourne, Australia, identified a 'litany' of safety failings which could have caused a fatality.  More