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Click Here to read article "Blowin' Big Snow" published on EXN.ca
We
have developed a detailed snow blasting procedures field manual
available for your staff as a support document. Call us for
more details!
Industry specific Avalanche Control
products;
- CIL Mildet Safety Fuse Assemblies
- Stubby Launcher
- Snow Launcher Delta K
- Nonel shock tube detonators
- Snow Crushers for cornice control- .5kg
and 1kg
- 25kg, 12.5kg and 8 kg AN/FO charges
- Austin Powder Ltd., Emulex 927AT, cap
sensitive emulsion
- Austin Powder Ltd., Emuline Cornice
Crusher
- 1kg Snowlauncher rounds, complete
with Recco identification micro-chips & environmentally positive micro-organisms
- Precast Pentolite Primers, complete
with Recco identification micro-chips
- 29 gram perforating shaped charges
- AN/FO anti-skid surefoot bag
- Natural Resources Canada approved-
Magazine padlocks, hinges, hood
tabs and doors 
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for :
- Whistler/Blackcomb
- Fernie Alpine Resort
- Ski Louise
- Mount Washington Ski Resort
- Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
- Ministry of Highways BC
- Parks Canada
- Jasper National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Canadian Mountain Holidays
- Whitewater Ski Resort
- Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia
- Canadian Avalanche Association
- Marmot Basin
- Crystal Mountain
- Sunshine Village
- Alberta Parks
- Lake Louise Warden Office
- Stevens Pass
- Banff Mount Nordquay
CAA Avalanche Explosive Training Course
Revelstoke BC 2003
Mildet
Development Team
Whistler, BC
Developing
the "American" Mildet
Crystal Mountain, Washington State, U.S.A.
Avalanche Blasting Demonstration
Stevens Pass Ski Hill, Washington State, U.S.A.
Marketing Group
CIL/Orion, Austin Powder,
Maple Leaf Powder
We
have developed a detailed snow blasting procedures field manual
entitled "Powder and Snow"
Emulsion
Explosives
Classification:
1.1D UN0241 – cap sensitive, 1.5D UN0332 – booster
sensitive
Description:
A solution
of minute particles of oxidizer salts is suspended in oil.
The emulsion thus formed is protected against liquid and oil
separation by
adding emulsifying agents. A bulking medium is then added
to the emulsion
matrix for density control. This, can be various forms of
ultrafine air
particles. The more air added the more sensitive and less
powerful the blend
becomes. Emulsion can carry with it solids like aluminum to
enhance power.
A homogeneous blend of a salt particle surrounded by oil with
a droplet of
air beside it is obtained. The resulting explosion is extremely
efficient
due to the size of each particle causing chain reaction detonation.
Exploding properties include high velocity and low gas volume,
a good
combination for snow control work. Different consistencies
can be obtained,
anywhere from runny to stiff putty. Avalanche control work
is best suited to
a cap-sensitive, stiff, rugged paperwrapped product.
There
is also a use for continuous lengths of valeron or plastic
wrapped product. These valeron lengths are traced with 50
grain detonating
cord to insure propagation between the lengths. This is a
product designed
for cornice control and is described further in procedures.
Emulsions are
comparatively much safer to handle than other high explosives.
There is no
possibility of getting NG headaches from touching or smelling.
At
temperatures below –10 degrees Celsius it is recommended
that a booster be
used to initiate products.
Copyright
2000 Canada #478248
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