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ANFO BLASTING AGENT [1 record]

Record 1 2001-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A quarry or opencast explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.

OBS

Blasting agents not technically classified as explosives are increasingly being used for blasting ... A commonly used blasting agent of this type is a mixture of fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate and fuel oil (ANFO) that has found wide acceptance because of its safety features and low cost.

OBS

In open-pit mining and inexpensive explosive is gaining wide use. This material consists simply of prilled ammonium nitrate, an agricultural fertilizer, mixed with 5-6% furnace oil.

Key term(s)
  • A.N./fuel oil explosive
  • anfo explosive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Key term(s)
  • explosif anfo

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
  • Trabajo con explosivos (Explotación minera)
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