TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY SECTION A-MINING INDUSTRY, cilt.107, 1998 (SCI-Expanded)
The effect of stemming in underground blasting operations is often disregarded. An investigation was carried out with the aim of establishing the effects of plastic water stemming cartridges by comparison with clay stemming from the points of view of workers' health and safety, mine atmosphere and blasting efficiency.