Blasting

At Mt Arthur Coal, we have a blast management plan that sets out the system under which we carry out blasting activities. Blasts are designed to minimise their impact on the community. The permit system in place at Mt Arthur Coal ensures all environmental factors are considered prior to blasting, including weather conditions. Blast monitors placed on sites in the surrounding community record ground vibration and airblast overpressure results. The maximum limit for ground vibration is 10mm/s and for airblast overpressure is 120dBL.

As part of our management plan, we regularly inform the community about our blasting activities through weekly mail-outs outlining the blast schedule, and here on our website.

Recent blast time/s:

11:05am Thursday 5 June, 2008

Proposed blast schedule for week commencing: 2 June 2008

Blast montoring results here

More information on coal mine blasting here (636kb).