On the Way to Technological Leadership: EVOBLAST Group at the Conference “Actual Problems of Mining and Blasting”

The 25th Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Mining and Blasting" was held in Kaspiysk (RF) from September 9 to September 13, 2024. The event was organized by the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization (ANO) "National Organization of Blasting Engineers" (NOIV) and EXPERT CENTER LLC together with the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the problems of the national economic use of blasts. EVOBLAST Group, the technological leader of the Russian market in the field of drilling and blasting, sponsored the event and participated in the business program.

The conference business program included more than 40 expert presentations, seminars and advanced training courses. Representatives of largest companies, scientific and government organizations discussed major aspects of mining, blasting, explosives production and use, as well as the results of work in the direction of import substitution and ensuring the industry sovereignty.

Sergey Mozer, Director for Strategic Development of the EVOBLAST Group, member of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the problems of the national economic use of blasts, Candidate of Technical Sciences, made a presentation on "Nitrogen oxides in blasting operations - the main mechanisms of formation and options for elimination". The paper, based on the results of comprehensive laboratory and practical studies, was prepared in collaboration with Anton Kondrashov, Managing Director of the Group. In his speech, Sergey Mozer noted the importance of observing the correct emulsion explosives production and charging technologies to minimize the formation of nitrogen oxides during drilling and blasting. The presentation received a lively response from the professional community.

Many conference papers were devoted to the significance of the of electronic initiation devices (EBS) use. EVOBLAST Group experts support this trend, as the company heads for a complete transition to EBS and conducts researches to improve this technology.

Also at the event, an award ceremony was held for contribution to the development of industry. The awards were presented to Anton Kondrashov, Managing Director of EVOBLAST Group, Vyacheslav Grinin, Director for Development and Innovations, and Ivan Dobrynin, Deputy General Director for Licensing and authorization. Nikolay Vyatkin, President of ANO NOIV, noted at the award ceremony that EVOBLAST Group always strives to attract to the team the most highly professional personnel in the country.

Anton Kondrashov, Managing Director of the EVOBLAST Group, stressed that the results of the fruitful work of the conference show the right course of the scientific community towards technological leadership, wished success to the conference participants and assured that the Group will work even more efficiently to achieve technological sovereignty. The conference "Actual Problems of Mining and Blasting" annually brings together the largest players in the industry. The main purpose of the event was to discuss a wide range of issues related to mining and blasting operations, the production of ammonium nitrate and initiating devices, identifying promising areas for the creation and development of new equipment and technologies, considering the reduction of seismic, dust, gas and environmental load on protected facilities.