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Arthon Industries Limited
General Contracting & Aggregate Production
 

OKANAGAN HIGHWAY No.97 -
BENTLEY ROAD TO OKANAGAN LAKE PARK
GRADING AND PAVING

Commencement : February, 2008.

Rock Blasting Examples - April 24, 2008

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  • Blast Location: STATION 131+16 to 131+36
  • Blast Size: 2,650 m3
  • Distance of Blast to Goat Bluff: 1.516 km
  • Time of Blast: 2:41 Pm
  • Impact: Dust on Road, very minor rock on road
  • Traffic Stopped 2:39 to 2:46: Pm (7 minutes)
  • Seismic vibration at Goat Bluff (sta. 114+50): No recording from monitor
  • Acoustic noise level at Goat Bluff (sta. 114+50): No recording from monitor
  • Goats movement: 1 Goat present on north side of bluff. Stopped grazing and looked in direction of blast.

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Arthon Industries Limited
#9 - 1790 KLO Road,
Okanagan Mission
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada, V1W 3P3
Tel: (250) 868-6550
Fax: (250) 868-6599
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Arthon Industries Limited  (250) 764-6144    www.arthon.com