Push Beyond Your Limits:

Take your expertise to the next level with key insights and actionable strategies from the Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control seminar.

  • Gain understanding of how explosives break rock by exploring their properties and the key factors that influence their performance
  • Apply your knowledge to real-world case studies, with solutions grounded in industry best practices and field-tested expertise

Course Material:

Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control

  • Fundamentals of Explosive Energy:
  • Shock vs. gas energy: understanding their roles Explosive characteristics and factors influencing performance
  • Detonation velocity, charge geometry, and chemical composition
  • Overbreak Control Techniques:
  • Causes and consequences of overbreakBest practices for minimizing overbreak in various rock conditions
  • Case studies: Success stories and lessons learned
  • Advanced Blasting Design:
  • Strategies for designing efficient and safe blasts
  • The role of initiation direction and timing in blast outcomes
  • Utilizing technology to enhance blasting precision
  • Real-World Applications and Case Studies:
  • Applying knowledge to surface and underground blasting scenarios
  • Review of real-world projects with a focus on problem-solving

Event Schedule - FEB 4-6, 2025

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

SEMINAR BEGINS

Welcome and Introduction

  • Overview of the course and learning objectives with introduction to new topics each day

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

Refuel your energy with a delicious provided lunch while continuing to network. Use this time to discuss the morning sessions, exchange ideas, and build connections that extend beyond the seminar

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Afternoon Lecture and Discussions

  • Analyze sample blast designs and identify areas for improvement as collaborative problem-solving exercises
  • Summary of key points from the day and Q&A session with Dr. Anthony Konya

Plans for all levels

Choose the plan that works for you! Attend in person for just $1,250 or join us online for a fully interactive experience at $1,500.

Two options, one incredible opportunity to master Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control!

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE

Join us in Tulsa, Oklahoma for $1,250, which includes 24 hours of expert instruction, lunch each day, and interactive group workshops.

$1250

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ONLINE ATTENDANCE

Can't make it to Tulsa? Attend synchronously online! Join our fully interactive online program for $1,500 and access the same comprehensive training from anywhere!

$1500

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Seminar Presented By:

Dr. Anthony Konya is a mining and explosive executive and engineer who has international experience in surface and underground mining including gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, diamond, sand and gravel, crushed stone, salt, phosphate, and numerous other metal/nonmetal products. Dr. Konya also has extensive experience in the heavy civil construction space working on projects such as roadways and highways, locks and dams, new building development,  and urban blasting.

Dr. Konya’s specialty in the construction space is focused on the drilling and blasting and rock removal and he has worked on surface, underground, and underwater projects.

Dr. Konya is the President and a Principal Consultant of Precision Blasting Services, an international explosive engineering firm specializing in drilling and blasting. He is the President of Republic Blasting, a US-based drill and blast company that services both mines and construction projects.

Dr. Konya holds a BS (Summa Cum Laude) in Mining Engineering, a Graduate Degree in Explosive Engineering, a Graduate Degree in Financial Engineering, a Masters in Explosive Engineering, and a PhD in Explosive Engineering. He has authored over 100 technical publications on blasting and mining. Dr. Konya’s work experiences span all 50 states in the US; nearly all provinces in Canada; throughout South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.