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Rockmate is a Blast Optimisation software system . It uses data from non contact (reflectorless) survey instruments to model a rockface, such as the Measurement Devices Limited ALS and down the hole survey tools to optimise blasting. Optimising is not just about fragmentation but safety too.

Why should you purchase Rockmate? It has been shown that ROCKMATE BLASTING OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM can

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Rockmate is a tool for mining and quarrying managers to make their project an environmentally sustainable profitable development.

Rockmate is not just a software system but a blasting method.

Rockmate was written in 1985 to Optimise Drilling and Blasting. As a result of Optimisation profits, safety and the environment are improved. Crusher blockages are reduced, larger blasts are achieved - reducing the risk of flyrock, plant standing time due to blasting operations are reduced, complaints from neighbours due to blasting are reduced and in some cases eliminated.

Profits are increased as a result of optimising the drilling and blasting, by reducing overdrilling, thus drilling more holes per shift, increasing the burden and spacing and the efficient use of explosives. These increases in profits are insignificant when compared with the increase in profits gained from the elimination of toes (butts) and improved fragmentation resulting in shovel production increasing by as much as 15%. There will be further increases in profits due to less wear and tear on excavators, it will even allow use of smaller excavators because breakout forces required will be smaller. Rockmate will design the blast pattern for the front and all subsequent rows. No two blasts are the same, rockmate will design a blast pattern for each blast so that the environmental discharges and the fragmentation are the same blast after blast. Yes, Rockmate will design a blast pattern to fit that rockface on that day! (and it is fast!)

What does a 15% increase in production mean in reality? It means you turn a 5 and a half day week into a 6 day week with no increase in working hours, and no extra plant! Similarly if you work a 7 day week, you turn it into a 8 day week. If you work 14 shifts per week, you turn it into 16 shifts per week.


Safety is not comprimised! It will be improved!


Flash video of a rockface created from data from a 3D non contact total station:


In the event that you cannot see the flash video, the video is on youtube:



Rockmate BOS is employed in mines and quarries in Europe and China.

How does Rockmate work?



Rockmate works by creating a computer model of the rockface and the bench using data from a non contact (reflectorless) survey instrument such as the MDL ALS or one of Topcons' new total stations.




As with all Rockmate Technical Services software, it is easy to use and help is never far away if it is needed. It uses all the tools available to support the blasting engineer, including 3D views, plans, and cross sections (profiles).

If you are having crusher production problems and not able to reach your tonnage targets and are seriously considering introducing another crusher. It would be prudent looking at the Rockmate blasting system to achieve those targets. Why not hire a rockmate engineer in for a month and measure the difference!

Rockmate Technical Services has the solution to easily measure the quality of your blast. Please contact us to find out how.

If you are in Open Pit Mining, vibrations can have a detremental effect on your slope stability. Large tracked dozers should not travel around the rim of a pit unless on a low loader because of the adverse effect that vibrations have on the stability of the slopes. The effect of blasting operations on slope stabilty can be castastrophic. Rockmate will help control the vibrations from blasting thus improving slope stability allowing steeper slopes, which in turn reduces your stripping ratio and increases your profits.

Cast Blasting: Spend a little more effort designing the blast with Rockmate and reduce the quantity of rock to be excavated by your excavators!



Some advantages of using Rockmate:



If rockmate is so good you have to ask yourself:


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Some quarry operators do not clear the last blast from the rockface before they blast. They do this to reduce the risk of fly rock. They could infact be increasing the risk of flyrock. Stemming is critical in this situation because the easiest path for the explosive energy is upwards. If the blast in the level above the current blast has not been dug out fully, the stemming area may infact be broken ground. Hence the increased likilhood of flyrock from the stemming area. They are so used to high unit costs, their production rate is low because of difficult digging, and blocked cushers. Plant maintenance is high due to the abusive wear and tear on plant, secondary breaking is the norm. Rockmate will give them the same protection against flyrock as a buffer in front of the blast but rockmate will increase shovel and crusher production. Costs will be reduced - fewer toes, less time spent on secondary breaking.

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Rockmate is a tool for the professional blasting engineer.







Fire your blast in virtual reality, check your fragmentation and environmental discharges before you fire for real!


The full benefit of the system is achieved using a total station reflectorless surveying system and a vibrograph. Reflectorless systems in which Rockmate has been configured for are: Leica, Amberg, MDL, Fennel, LTI. If the data format of other systems are supplied then they too can be configured.






Rockmate was the first 3-D system!






Rockmate was the first MOTORISED reflectorless surveying system.

Rockmate is still the only blast optimisation system.



The laser can also be used for surveying including geological mapping. Calculate volumes using dXmCubed


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