Blasting Agents
Blasting agents are explosive materials or mixtures which are not detonatable by standard #8 blasting caps.
The best known blasting agent is ANFO explosive, a mixture containing primarily ammonium nitrate with a small quantity (typically around 6%) of fuel oil, most commonly diesel fuel. Other fuels and additives are used as well.
While ANFO is often made on-site using fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate, blasting agents can also be purchased in prepackaged form, usually in metal or cardboard cylinders. Some brand names of packaged blasting agents include:
- Nitramon
- Nitramite
- Pellite
- Carbomite
- Vibronite
- Dynatex
- Hydratol
- Anoil
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