@article{article_824726, title={APPLYING MASSIVE BLASTING DURING ORE EXPLOITATION IN UNDERGROUND MINES}, journal={Bilimsel Madencilik Dergisi}, volume={60}, pages={63–70}, year={2021}, DOI={10.30797/madencilik.824726}, author={Zeqiri, Rafet}, keywords={explosive, specific, consumption}, abstract={Underground exploitation of lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn) metal ore is one of the issues that requires safety during the exploitation and professional solutions for economic issues, moreover, the complicated exploitation of ore in great underground depths is imposed by the various geological mass layers that limit the production volume. In the ore exploitation process, drilling and blasting technology is applied for rock cutting, especially in the sublevel exploitation method and in particular the difficulty of applying drilling and blasting is in vein shaped sources. The mineral blasting process is done initially by performing the drilling, charging up the drill holes with explosives by aiming to blast the mineral while preventing the ore blocking as a consequence of sufficient charging of the holes with explosives. In this paper we analyze the number of drills, drilling depth, length of charging drilled holes with explosives, specific consumption of explosives.}, number={1}, publisher={Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey}, organization={University of Mitrovica "Isa Boletini"}