#92 – Mike Lovitt

October 04, 2020
#92 – Mike Lovitt
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#92 – Mike Lovitt

Oct 04 2020 |

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Show Notes

Mike Lovitt is a Global Underground Technical Specialist for Orica. He is widely known as “The Global Mass Blasting Specialist”.

In this Blasting marathon, we talked:

– Mike’s early career as a Engineer and Manager

– Old School Mass Blasting

– Science behind pulling a cut – Emulsion vs ANFO

– Mike’s role in the Beaconsfield rescue

– Low voidage blasting

– Mike’s funky designs for blasting Shale Oil development in Estonia

– Upcoming Blasting automation

Plus much more.

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