Application of blast-free technology for hard-rock mining in Rostov Oblast
N.V. Bratchikov, I.V. Rubtsov, D.A. Antipov
On the 1 March, 2012, in Belaya Kalitva district of Rostov Oblast, Zeppeline Russland in cooperation with Caterpillar® carried out open demonstration tests and a workshop with the presentation of novel hard-rock mining technology for Russian mining companies. The report on this event served a basis for the article.