General News & Comment Blasting conference

The third annual Pennsylvania Blasting Conference and Exhibit will take place Nov 12 and 13 at the Keller Conference Centre on the Penn State campus in the U.S.

Papers will be presented on current developments in blasting and there will be exhibits in both drilling and blasting products. The conference is intended primarily for operators and practitioners as well as consultants and suppliers.

For more information, contact Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, Mr Charles A. Nork, Chief, Blasting Section, P.O. Box 2357, Harrisburg, PA 17120, or The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Mineral Engineering, Dr Lee W. Saperstein, Professor of Mining Engineering, 118 Mineral Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802.