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ANFO [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-07

English

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

An explosive mixture of prilled ammonium nitrate and fuel oil which can be issued in separate containers and prepared locally.

CONT

ANFO or prills and oil is a 94/6 mixture of porous prilled ammonium nitrate and fuel oil of average density about 0.85 g/cc.

OBS

ammonium nitrate and fuel oil; ANFO: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Mélange explosif de nitrate d'ammoniaque granulé et d'huile légère qu'on peut distribuer dans des contenants distincts et préparer sur place.

CONT

Cet explosif [...] est constitué par un mélange de 94 % de nitrate et de 6 % de fuel. [...] son intérêt réside principalement dans son prix relativement faible et dans la possibilité qu'il offre de pouvoir mécaniser le chargement des mines en raison de son état granuleux.

OBS

nitrate-fuel; ANFO : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes; désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 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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