Mines Solution, Orissa, India

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Results:

spacing
The distance between adjacent shotholes in a direction parallel to the face.

stemming
The material (sand and clay) used to fill a shothole, after the explosive charge has been inserted, to prevent the explosion from blowing out along the hole.

safety belt
A worker's belt attachable to some fixed object to safeguard against falls.

safety valve
A pressure-relief valve.

sag correction
A tape correction applied to the apparent length to counteract the sag in measuring tape.

screening
Use of one or more screens to separate particles into defined sizes.

secondary blasting
Irrespective of the method of primary blasting employed, it may be necessary to re blast a proportion of the rock on the quarry so as to reduce it to a size suitable for handling by the excavators and crushers available.

sedimentary rock
A rock resulting from the consolidation of loose sediment that has accumulated in layers consisting of mechanically formed fragments of older rock transported from its source and deposited in water or from air or ice.

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