DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY Saves Marble Quarry Thousands Annually
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LOWER COSTS WITHOUT SACRIFICING PERFORMANCE
The goal of this project was to lower the cost of blasting for the quarry by decreasing the amount of bulk emulsion needed
for each blast while maintaining the overall shot performance.

TECHNOLOGY APPLIED
DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY AND TITAN 1000 ∆E
The Dyno Nobel Team proposed a year-long trial of TITAN 1000 ∆E, DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY technology with gassed
emulsion. This product becomes sensitized through the loading process and offers the ability to customize the density of
the product between 0.9-1.3 g/cc. With this technology, they were able to decrease the emulsion’s density based upon the
geology. By using TITAN ΔE gassed emulsion, the amount of explosive product required per hole decreased, thus reducing
the bulk explosive cost per hole.

CASE STUDY

DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY® SAVES AT A GLANCE
MARBLE QUARRY $54,700
ANNUALLY $54,700 SAVED
 ANNUALLY

PROJECT SUMMARY
 24% LESS BULK
MARBLE QUARRY SAVES THOUSANDS USING EXPLOSIVE USED
DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY
A trial at a marble quarry resulted in cost savings of $54,700 over the
course of a year. AVG. 3,500 LBS OF
 BULK EXPLOSIVE
 SAVED PER BLAST
BACKGROUND
 CHALLENGE
A QUARRY REQUESTS DYNOCONSULT'S HELP • Lower blasting costs at
A marble quarry in Alabama reached out to Dyno Nobel’s DynoConsult® a marble quarry
team to request insight into lowering their blasting costs.
 SOLUTION
This quarry historically used a dense, heavy emulsion. This was a • Optimize blasting program using
sensitised emulsion designed for use in large diameter boreholes. This TITAN 1000 ∆E to decrease amount
quarry primarily drilled 5 ½ and 6 ½ inch holes. of emulsion needed for each blast

To help the marble quarry assess and optimize their blasting program, OUTCOME
DynoConsult carried out a year-long trial comparing their previous bulk • $54,700 saved annually
product of choice to TITAN® 1000 ∆E. • 24% reduction in bulk
 explosive product used
 • Average of 3,500 lbs of bulk
PROJECT GOALS explosive saved per blast

CASE STUDY

VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS/
 TECHNOLOGY &
$54,700 AND 24% OF BULK EXPLOSIVE SAVED
 SERVICES USED
Using TITAN 1000 ∆E, the team was able to customize the density of
product based on the geology within the blasthole. The blaster gassed
the emulsion to a higher density in the toe of the hole and a lighter density
in the middle and upper portion. This method maintains ample energy DYNOCONSULT
at the toe but decreases density of the emulsion where possible to
decrease total pounds per hole. This allowed the operation to decrease
the pounds of product used per hole while maintaining the quality of the
shot performance.
 TITAN 1000G ∆E
The trial spanned a year and included 58 shots. The team decreased bulk Differential Energy

explosive product usage by an average of 3,500 pounds per blast by
switching to TITAN 1000 ∆E. Overall, the TITAN 1000 ∆E shots used 24%
fewer pounds of bulk explosive product. The annual savings on bulk product for this trial was about $54,700. The customer
was pleased by the trial, and DynoConsult proved that switching TITAN 1000 ∆E decreased their blasting cost.

Fig 1. Comparison of quarry’s previous emulsion of choice and TITAN 1000 ΔE

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