THE BLASTERS GUIDE

UNIT CONVERSION, CALCULATION TABLES, AND DENSITY CHARTS

CONVERSIONS AND TABLES

Unit Conversions ............................................................................................
Loading Density Tables
-Pounds of Explosives Per Foot of Borehole ...............................................................
-Kilograms of Explosives Per Foot of Borehole .............................................................
Volume of Rock Tables
-Cubic Yards Per Foot of Borehole ..........................................................................
-Cubic Meters Per Meter of Borehole .......................................................................
Rock Density Table .........................................................................................

2 0 0 2 AU S T I N PO W DE R C O M P AN Y

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Figure 5
Figure 6

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CONVERSION FACTORS

THE BLASTERS GUIDE

CURRENT UNIT

MULTIPLIED BY

NEW UNIT

DIVIDED BY

(FIG 1)

NEW UNIT
CURRENT UNIT

LENGTH
39.37

Meter [m]

Inch [in]

Meter [m]

3.281

Feet [ft]

Millimeter [mm]

0.001

Meter [m]

0.3937

Centimeter [cm]

25.40

Inch [in]

0.305

Foot [ft]
Mile (statute) [mi]

1609.0

Mile (statute) [mi]

5280.0
1.15

Mile (nautical) [mi]

Inch [in]
Millimeter [mm]
Meter [m]
Meter [m]
Foot [ft]
Mile (statute) [mi]

PRESSURE
Pound Per Square Inch [psi]

6.8948

Atmosphere [atm]

4.696

Pound Per Square Inch [psi]

One ft of H2O (@15oC)

0.4335

Pound Per Square Inch [psi]

Kilopascals [kPa]

MASS (WEIGHT)
Kilogram [kg]

2.2

Grain [gr]

0.0648

Grain [gr]

0.000143
28.35

Ounce [oz]

Pound [lb]
Gram [g]
Pound [lb]
Gram [g]

Pound [lb]

0.4536

Kilogram [kg]

Tonne (metric ton)

1.1023

Tons (short)

VOLUME
0.061

Cubic Centimeter [cm3]

Cubic Inch [in3]

16.39

Cubic Centimeter [cm3]

Cubic Meter [m ]

1.31

Cubic Yards [yd3]

Cubic Feet [ft ]

0.028

Cubic Meter [m3]

U.S. Gallon

3.785

U.S. Gallon

0.1337

Cubic Inch [in ]

3

29.57

Ounce (U.S. fluid)

0.7646

Cubic Yards [yd3]

Liter [L]
Cubic Feet [ft3]
Cubic Centimeter [cm3]
Cubic Meter [m3]

POWDER FACTOR / SPECIFIC CHARGE

Pounds Per Cubic Yard [lb/yd3]
Kilograms Per Cubic Meter [kg/m ]
3

0.593

Kilograms Per Cubic Meter [kg/m3]

1.686

Pounds Per Cubic Yard [lb/yd3]

VELOCITY
Meters Per Second [m/sec]

3.281

Feet Per Second [ft/sec]

0.3048
25.4

Inches Per Second [in/sec]

Inches Per Second [in/sec]

2.54

Millimeters Per Second [cm/sec]

0.03937

Feet Per Second [ft/sec]

Meters Per Second [m/sec]
Millimeters Per Second [cm/sec]
Centimeters Per Second [cm/sec]
Inches Per Second [in/sec]

AREA
0.155

Square Centimeter [cm2]

1550.0

Square Meter [m2]

6.45

Square Inch [in2]

0.0929

Square Feet [ft2]

Acre
Square Mile [mi2]

Square Inch [in2]

Square Inch [in2]
Square Centimeter [cm2]
Square Meter [m2]

43560.0

Square Feet [ft2]

640.0

Acre

16.0

Kilograms Per Cubic Meter [g/m3]

DENSITY
Pounds Per Cubic Feet [lbs/ft3]
Pounds Per Cubic Feet [lbs/ft ]
3

Grams Per Cubic Centimeter [g/cm3]

0.01602
62.43

Grams Per Cubic Centimeter [g/cm3]

Pounds Per Cubic Feet [lbs/ft3]

Pounds of Explosive Per Foot of Blasthole

(FIG 2)

THE BLASTERS GUIDE

Product or Loading Density [g/cc]

Dia.
Hole
[in]

0.50

0.75

0.80

0.82

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.15

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.40

1.45

1.50

1.54

Dia.
Hole
[mm]

3/4
7/8
1
1 1/4
1 3/8

0.01
0.13
0.17
0.27
0.32

0.14
0.20
0.26
0.40
0.48

0.15
0.21
0.27
0.43
0.52

0.16
0.21
0.28
0.44
0.53

0.16
0.22
0.29
0.45
0.55

0.17
0.23
0.31
0.48
0.58

0.18
0.25
0.32
0.51
0.61

0.19
0.26
0.34
0.53
0.64

0.20
0.27
0.36
0.56
0.68

0.21
0.29
0.37
0.59
0.71

0.22
0.30
0.39
0.61
0.74

0.23
0.31
0.41
0.64
0.77

0.24
0.33
0.43
0.67
0.80

0.25
0.34
0.44
0.69
0.84

0.26
0.35
0.46
0.72
0.87

0.27
0.37
0.48
0.74
0.90

0.28
0.38
0.49
0.77
0.93

0.29
0.39
0.51
0.80
0.97

0.30
0.40
0.52
0.82
0.99

19
22
25
32
35

1 1/2
1 5/8
1 3/4
1 7/8
2

0.38
0.45
0.52
0.60
0.68

0.57
0.67
0.78
0.90
1.02

0.61
0.72
0.83
0.96
1.09

0.63
0.74
0.86
0.98
1.12

0.65
0.76
0.89
1.02
1.16

0.69
0.81
0.94
1.08
1.23

0.73
0.85
0.99
1.14
1.29

0.77
0.90
1.04
1.20
1.36

0.80
0.94
1.01
1.26
1.43

0.84
0.99
1.15
1.32
1.50

0.88
1.03
1.20
1.38
1.57

0.92
1.08
1.25
1.44
1.63

0.96
1.12
1.30
1.50
1.70

1.00
1.17
1.36
1.56
1.77

1.03
1.21
1.41
1.62
1.84

1.07
1.26
1.46
1.68
1.91

1.11
1.30
1.51
1.74
1.98

1.15
1.35
1.56
1.80
2.04

1.18
1.38
1.61
1.84
2.01

38
41
45
48
50

2 1/4
2 1/2
2 3/4
3
3 1/2

0.86
1.06
1.29
1.53
2.09

1.29
1.60
1.93
2.30
3.13

1.38
1.70
2.06
2.45
3.34

1.41
1.75
2.11
2.51
3.42

1.47
1.81
2.19
2.60
3.55

1.55
1.92
2.32
2.76
3.75

1.64
2.02
2.45
2.91
3.96

1.72
2.13
2.58
3.06
4.17

1.81
2.23
2.70
3.22
4.38

1.90
2.34
2.83
3.37
4.59

1.98
2.45
2.96
3.52
4.80

2.07
2.55
3.09
3.68
5.01

2.15
2.66
3.22
3.83
5.21

2.24
2.77
3.35
3.98
5.42

2.33
2.87
3.48
4.14
5.63

2.41
2.98
3.61
4.29
5.84

2.50
3.09
3.73
4.44
6.05

2.59
3.19
3.86
4.60
6.26

2.65
3.28
3.97
4.72
6.42

57
65
70
75
90

4
4 1/4
4 1/2
5
5 1/2

2.72
3.08
3.45
4.26
5.15

4.09
4.61
5.17
6.38
7.73

4.36
4.92
5.52
6.81
8.24

4.47
5.04
5.65
6.98
8.45

4.63
5.23
5.86
7.24
8.76

4.90
5.54
6.21
7.66
9.27

5.18
5.84
6.55
8.09
9.79

5.45
6.15
6.90
8.51
10.30

5.72
6.46
7.24
8.94
10.82

5.99
6.77
7.58
9.36
11.33

6.27
7.07
7.93
9.79
11.85

6.54
7.38
8.27
10.22
12.36

6.81
7.69
8.62
10.64
12.88

7.08
8.00
8.96
11.07
13.39

7.35
8.30
9.31
11.49
13.91

7.63
8.61
9.65
11.92
14.42

7.90
8.92
10.00
12.34
14.94

8.17
9.23
10.34
12.77
15.45

8.39
9.47
10.62
13.11
15.86

100
110
115
125
140

5 5/8
6
6 1/4
6 1/2
6 3/4

5.39
6.13
6.65
7.19
7.76

8.08
9.19
9.98
10.79
11.64

8.62
9.81
10.64
11.51
12.41

8.83
10.05
10.91
11.80
12.72

9.16
10.42
11.31
12.23
13.19

9.70
11.03
11.97
12.95
13.96

10.24
11.65
12.64
13.67
14.74

10.77
12.26
13.30
14.39
15.51

11.31
12.87
13.97
15.11
16.29

11.85
13.48
14.63
15.82
17.07

12.39
14.01
15.30
16.54
17.84

12.93
14.71
15.96
17.26
18.62

13.47
15.32
16.63
17.98
19.39

14.01
15.94
17.29
18.70
20.17

14.54
16.55
17.96
19.42
20.94

15.08
17.16
18.62
20.14
21.72

15.62
17.77
19.29
20.86
22.50

16.16
18.39
19.95
21.58
23.27

16.59
18.88
20.48
22.15
23.89

145
150
160
165
170

7 3/8
7 7/8
8
9
9 7/8

9.26
10.56
10.90
13.79
16.60

13.89
15.84
16.34
20.69
24.90

14.82
16.89
17.43
22.06
26.56

15.19
17.32
17.87
22.62
27.23

15.74
17.95
18.52
23.44
28.22

16.67
19.01
19.61
24.82
29.88

17.59
20.06
20.70
26.20
31.54

18.52
21.12
21.79
27.58
33.20

19.45
22.17
22.88
28.96
34.86

20.37
23.23
23.97
30.34
36.52

21.30
24.28
25.06
31.72
38.18

22.22
25.34
26.15
33.01
39.84

23.15
26.40
27.24
34.48
41.51

24.08
27.45
28.33
35.85
43.17

25.00
28.51
29.42
37.23
44.83

25.93
29.56
30.51
38.61
46.49

26.85
30.62
31.60
39.99
48.15

27.78
31.67
32.69
41.37
49.81

28.52
32.52
33.56
42.47
51.13

187
200
203
230
250

10 5/8
12 1/4
13 3/4
15
17 1/2

19.22
25.55
32.19
38.31
52.14

28.83
38.32
48.28
57.46
78.21

30.75
40.88
51.50
61.29
83.42

31.52
41.90
52.79
62.82
85.51

32.67
43.43
54.72
65.12
88.64

34.60
45.99
57.94
68.95
93.85

36.52
48.54
61.16
72.78
99.06

38.44
51.01
64.38
76.61
104.28

40.36
53.65
67.59
80.44
109.49

42.28
56.21
70.81
84.27
114.71

44.21
58.76
74.03
88.10
119.92

46.13
61.32
77.25
91.94
125.13

48.05
63.87
80.47
95.77
130.35

49.97
66.43
83.69
99.60
135.56

51.89
68.98
86.91
103.43
140.78

53.82
71.53
90.13
107.26
145.99

55.74
74.09
93.34
111.09
151.20

57.66
76.64
96.56
114.92
156.42

59.20
78.69
99.14
117.98
160.59

270
311
350
380
445

Pounds of Explosives Per Foot of Blasthole = 0.3405 x Loading Density [g/cc] x Explosive Diameter2

Kilograms of Explosive Per Meter of Blasthole

(FIG 3)

THE BLASTERS GUIDE

Product or Loading Density [g/cc]

Dia.
Hole
[in]

0.50

0.75

0.80

0.82

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.15

1.20

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.40

1.45

1.50

Dia.
Hole
[mm]

3/4
7/8
1
1 1/4
1 3/8

0.14
0.19
0.25
0.40
0.48

0.21
0.29
0.38
0.59
0.72

0.23
0.31
0.40
0.63
0.77

0.23
0.32
0.42
0.65
0.78

0.24
0.33
0.43
0.67
0.81

0.26
0.35
0.46
0.71
0.86

0.27
0.37
0.48
0.75
0.91

0.28
0.39
0.51
0.79
0.96

0.30
0.41
0.53
0.83
1.01

0.31
0.43
0.56
0.87
1.05

0.33
0.45
0.58
0.91
1.10

0.34
0.46
0.61
0.95
1.15

0.36
0.48
0.63
0.99
1.20

0.37
0.50
0.66
1.03
1.24

0.38
0.52
0.68
1.07
1.29

0.40
0.54
0.71
1.11
1.34

0.41
0.56
0.73
1.15
1.39

0.43
0.58
0.76
1.19
1.44

19
22
25
32
35

1 1/2
1 5/8
1 3/4
1 7/8
2

0.57
0.67
0.77
0.89
1.01

0.85
1.00
1.16
1.33
1.52

0.91
1.07
1.24
1.42
1.62

0.93
1.01
1.27
1.46
1.66

0.97
1.14
1.32
1.51
1.72

1.02
1.20
1.39
1.60
1.82

1.08
1.27
1.47
1.69
1.92

1.14
1.34
1.55
1.78
2.02

1.20
1.40
1.63
1.87
2.13

1.25
1.47
1.70
1.96
2.23

1.31
1.54
1.78
2.05
2.33

1.37
1.60
1.86
2.13
2.43

1.42
1.67
1.94
2.22
2.53

1.48
1.74
2.01
2.31
2.63

1.54
1.80
2.09
2.40
2.73

1.59
1.87
2.17
2.49
2.83

1.65
1.94
2.25
2.58
2.93

1.71
2.00
2.32
2.67
3.04

38
41
45
48
50

2 1/4
2 1/2
2 3/4
3
3 1/2

1.28
1.58
1.91
2.28
3.01

1.92
2.37
2.87
3.42
4.65

2.05
2.53
3.06
3.64
4.96

2.10
2.59
3.14
3.73
5.08

2.18
2.69
3.25
3.87
5.27

2.31
2.85
3.44
4.01
5.58

2.43
3.00
3.64
4.33
5.89

2.56
3.16
3.83
4.55
6.20

2.69
3.32
4.02
4.78
6.51

2.82
3.48
4.21
5.00
6.82

2.95
3.64
4.40
5.24
7.13

3.07
3.80
4.59
5.46
7.44

3.20
3.95
4.78
5.69
7.75

3.33
4.11
4.97
5.92
8.06

3.46
4.27
5.17
6.15
8.37

3.59
4.43
5.36
6.38
8.68

3.71
4.59
5.55
6.60
8.99

3.84
4.74
5.74
6.83
9.30

57
65
70
75
90

4
4 1/4
4 1/2
5
5 1/2

4.05
4.57
5.12
6.33
7.65

6.07
6.85
7.68
9.49
11.48

6.48
7.31
8.20
10.12
12.25

6.64
7.49
8.40
10.37
12.55

6.88
7.77
8.71
10.75
13.01

7.29
8.23
9.22
11.39
13.78

7.69
8.68
9.73
12.02
14.54

8.01
9.14
10.25
12.65
15.31

8.50
9.60
10.76
13.28
16.07

8.91
10.05
11.27
13.92
16.84

9.31
10.51
11.78
14.55
17.60

9.72
10.97
12.30
15.18
18.37

10.12
11.42
12.81
15.81
19.13

10.52
11.88
13.32
16.45
19.90

10.93
12.34
13.83
17.08
20.66

11.33
12.80
14.35
17.71
21.43

11.74
13.25
14.86
18.34
22.19

12.14
13.71
15.37
18.98
22.96

100
110
115
125
140

5 5/8
6
6 1/4
6 1/2
6 3/4

8.01
9.11
9.88
10.69
11.53

12.01
13.66
14.82
16.03
17.29

12.81
14.57
15.81
17.10
18.44

13.13
14.94
16.21
17.53
18.90

13.61
15.48
16.80
18.17
19.60

14.41
16.39
17.79
19.24
20.75

15.21
17.31
18.78
20.31
21.90

16.01
18.22
19.77
21.38
23.05

16.81
19.13
20.75
22.45
24.21

17.61
20.04
21.74
23.52
25.36

18.41
20.95
22.73
24.59
26.51

19.21
21.86
23.72
25.65
27.67

20.01
22.77
24.71
26.72
28.82

20.81
23.68
25.70
27.79
29.97

21.61
24.59
26.68
28.86
31.12

22.41
25.50
27.67
29.93
32.28

23.21
26.41
28.66
31.00
33.43

24.02
27.32
29.65
32.07
34.58

145
150
160
165
170

7 3/8
7 7/8
8
9
9 7/8

13.76
15.69
16.19
20.49
24.67

20.64
23.54
24.29
30.74
37.01

22.02
25.10
25.91
32.79
39.47

22.57
25.73
26.55
33.61
40.46

23.39
26.67
27.53
34.84
41.94

24.77
28.24
29.15
36.89
44.41

26.15
29.81
30.76
38.94
46.88

27.52
31.38
32.38
40.99
49.34

28.90
32.95
34.00
43.04
51.81

30.27
34.52
35.62
45.08
54.28

31.65
36.09
37.24
47.13
56.74

33.03
37.66
38.86
49.18
59.21

34.40
39.22
40.48
51.23
61.68

35.78
40.79
42.01
53.28
64.15

37.15
42.36
43.72
55.33
66.61

38.53
43.93
45.34
57.38
69.08

39.91
45.50
46.96
59.43
71.55

41.28
47.07
48.58
61.48
74.01

187
200
203
230
250

10 5/8
12 1/4
13 3/4
15
17 1/2

28.56
37.97
47.83
56.93
77.48

42.84
56.95
71.75
85.39
116.22

45.70
60.75
76.53
91.08
123.97

46.84
62.26
78.45
93.36
127.07

48.55
64.54
81.32
96.77
131.72

51.41
68.34
86.01
102.47
139.47

54.27
72.14
90.88
108.16
147.21

57.12
75.93
95.67
113.85
154.96

59.98
79.73
100.45
119.54
162.71

62.84
83.52
105.23
125.24
170.46

65.69
87.32
110.02
130.93
178.21

68.55
91.12
114.80
136.62
185.96

71.40
94.91
119.58
142.31
193.70

74.26
98.71
124.37
148.01
201.45

77.12
102.51
129.15
153.70
209.20

79.97
106.30
133.93
159.39
216.95

82.83
110.10
138.72
165.08
224.70

85.68
113.90
143.50
170.78
232.44

270
311
350
380
445

kilograms of Explosives Per Meter of Blasthole = 0.506 x Loading Density [g/cc] x Explosive Diameter2

Cubic Yards per Foot of Borehole

(FIG 4)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

0.59

0.74

0.89

1.04

1.19

1.33

1.48

1.63

1.78

1.93

2.07

2.22

2.37

2.52

2.67

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

0.74

0.93

1.11

1.30

1.48

1.67

1.85

2.04

2.22

2.41

2.59

2.78

2.96

3.15

3.33

3.52

3.70

0.89

1.11

1.33

1.56

1.78

2.00

2.22

2.44

2.67

2.89

3.11

3.33

3.56

3.78

4.00

4.22

4.44

4.67

4.89

1.04

1.30

1.56

1.81

2.07

2.33

2.59

2.85

3.11

3.37

3.63

3.89

4.15

4.41

4.67

4.93

5.19

5.44

5.70

5.96

1.19

1.48

1.78

2.07

2.37

2.67

2.96

3.26

3.56

3.85

4.15

4.44

4.74

5.04

5.33

5.63

5.93

6.22

6.52

6.81

7.11

7.41

7.70

1.33

1.67

2.00

2.33

2.67

3.00

3.33

3.67

4.00

4.33

4.67

5.00

5.33

5.67

6.00

6.33

6.67

7.00

7.33

7.67

8.00

8.33

8.67

10

1.48

1.85

2.22

2.59

2.96

3.33

3.70

4.07

4.44

4.81

5.19

5.56

5.93

6.30

6.67

7.04

7.41

7.78

8.15

8.52

8.89

9.26

9.63 10.00 10.37 10.74 11.11

9.37

9.78 10.19 10.59 11.00 11.41 11.81 12.22 12.63 13.04

33

THE BLASTERS GUIDE

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Burden [ft]

6.22
9.00

9.33

11

1.63

2.04

2.44

2.85

3.26

3.67

4.07

4.48

4.89

5.30

5.70

6.11

6.52

6.93

7.33

7.74

8.15

8.56

8.96

12

1.78

2.22

2.67

3.11

3.56

4.00

4.44

4.89

5.33

5.78

6.22

6.67

7.11

7.56

8.00

8.44

8.89

9.33

9.78 10.22 10.67 11.11 11.56 12.00 12.44 12.89 13.33 13.78 14.22 14.67 15.11

13

1.93

2.41

2.89

3.37

3.85

4.33

4.81

5.30

5.78

6.26

6.74

7.22

7.70

8.19

8.67

9.15

9.63 10.11 10.59 11.07 11.56 12.04 12.52 13.00 13.48 13.96 14.44 14.93 15.41 15.89 16.37 16.85 17.33

14

2.07

2.59

3.11

3.63

4.15

4.67

5.19

5.70

6.22

6.74

7.26

7.78

8.30

8.81

9.33

9.85 10.37 10.89 11.41 11.93 12.44 12.96 13.48 14.00 14.52 15.04 15.56 16.07 16.59 17.11 17.63 18.15 18.67 19.19 19.70

15

2.22

2.78

3.33

3.89

4.44

5.00

5.56

6.11

6.67

7.22

7.78

8.33

8.89

9.44 10.00 10.56 11.11 11.67 12.22 12.78 13.33 13.89 14.44 15.00 15.56 16.11 16.67 17.22 17.78 18.33 18.89 19.44 20.00 20.56 21.11 21.67 22.22

16

2.37

2.96

3.56

4.15

4.74

5.33

5.93

6.52

7.11

7.70

8.30

8.89

9.48 10.07 10.67 11.26 11.85 12.44 13.04 13.63 14.22 14.81 15.41 16.00 16.59 17.19 17.78 18.37 18.96 19.56 20.15 20.74 21.33 21.93 22.52 23.11 23.70

17

3.15

3.78

4.41

5.04

5.67

6.30

6.93

7.56

8.19

8.81

9.44 10.07 10.70 11.33 11.96 12.59 13.22 13.85 14.48 15.11 15.74 16.37 17.00 17.63 18.26 18.89 19.52 20.15 20.78 21.41 22.04 22.67 23.30 23.93 24.56 25.19

18

3.33

4.00

4.67

5.33

6.00

6.67

7.33

8.00

8.67

9.33 10.00 10.67 11.33 12.00 12.67 13.33 14.00 14.67 15.33 16.00 16.67 17.33 18.00 18.67 19.33 20.00 20.67 21.33 22.00 22.67 23.33 24.00 24.67 25.33 26.00 26.67

19

4.22

4.93

5.63

6.33

7.04

7.74

8.44

9.15

9.85 10.56 11.26 11.96 12.67 13.37 14.07 14.78 15.48 16.19 16.89 17.59 18.30 19.00 19.70 20.41 21.11 21.81 22.52 23.22 23.93 24.63 25.33 26.04 26.74 27.44 28.15

20

4.44

5.19

5.93

6.67

7.41

8.15

8.89

9.63 10.37 11.11 11.85 12.59 13.33 14.07 14.81 15.56 16.30 17.04 17.78 18.52 19.26 20.00 20.74 21.48 22.22 22.96 23.70 24.44 25.19 25.93 26.67 27.41 28.15 28.89 29.63

21

5.44

6.22

7.00

7.78

8.56

9.33 10.11 10.89 11.67 12.44 13.22 14.00 14.78 15.56 16.33 17.11 17.89 18.67 19.44 20.22 21.00 21.78 22.56 23.33 24.11 24.89 25.67 26.44 27.22 28.00 28.78 29.56 30.33 31.11

22

5.70

6.52

7.33

8.15

8.96

9.78 10.59 11.41 12.22 13.04 13.85 14.67 15.48 16.30 17.11 17.93 18.74 19.56 20.37 21.19 22.00 22.81 23.63 24.44 25.26 26.07 26.89 27.70 28.52 29.33 30.15 30.96 31.78 32.59

23

6.81

7.67

8.52

9.37 10.22 11.07 11.93 12.78 13.63 14.48 15.33 16.19 17.04 17.89 18.74 19.59 20.44 21.30 22.15 23.00 23.85 24.70 25.56 26.41 27.26 28.11 28.96 29.81 30.67 31.52 32.37 33.22 34.07

24

7.11

9.78 10.67 11.56 12.44 13.33 14.22 15.11 16.00 16.89 17.78 18.67 19.56 20.44 21.33 22.22 23.11 24.00 24.89 25.78 26.67 27.56 28.44 29.33 30.22 31.11 32.00 32.89 33.78 34.67 35.56

8.00

8.89

25

8.33

9.26 10.19 11.11 12.04 12.96 13.89 14.81 15.74 16.67 17.59 18.52 19.44 20.37 21.30 22.22 23.15 24.07 25.00 25.93 26.85 27.78 28.70 29.63 30.56 31.48 32.41 33.33 34.26 35.19 36.11 37.04

26

8.67

9.63 10.59 11.56 12.52 13.48 14.44 15.41 16.37 17.33 18.30 19.26 20.22 21.19 22.15 23.11 24.07 25.04 26.00 26.96 27.93 28.89 29.85 30.81 31.78 32.74 33.70 34.67 35.63 36.59 37.56 38.52

27

10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 29.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 33.00 34.00 35.00 36.00 37.00 38.00 39.00 40.00

28

10.37 11.41 12.44 13.48 14.52 15.56 16.59 17.63 18.67 19.70 20.74 21.78 22.81 23.85 24.89 25.93 26.96 28.00 29.04 30.07 31.11 32.15 33.19 34.22 35.26 36.30 37.33 38.37 39.41 40.44 41.48

29

11.81 12.89 13.96 15.04 16.11 17.19 18.26 19.33 20.41 21.48 22.56 23.63 24.70 25.78 26.85 27.93 29.00 30.07 31.15 32.22 33.30 34.37 35.44 36.52 37.59 38.67 39.74 40.81 41.89 42.96

30

12.22 13.33 14.44 15.56 16.67 17.78 18.89 20.00 21.11 22.22 23.33 24.44 25.56 26.67 27.78 28.89 30.00 31.11 32.22 33.33 34.44 35.56 36.67 37.78 38.89 40.00 41.11 42.22 43.33 44.44

31

13.78 14.93 16.07 17.22 18.37 19.52 20.67 21.81 22.96 24.11 25.26 26.41 27.56 28.70 29.85 31.00 32.15 33.30 34.44 35.59 36.74 37.89 39.04 40.19 41.33 42.48 43.63 44.78 45.93

32

14.22 15.41 16.59 17.78 18.96 20.15 21.33 22.52 23.70 24.89 26.07 27.26 28.44 29.63 30.81 32.00 33.19 34.37 35.56 36.74 37.93 39.11 40.30 41.48 42.67 43.85 45.04 46.22 47.41

33

15.89 17.11 18.33 19.56 20.78 22.00 23.22 24.44 25.67 26.89 28.11 29.33 30.56 31.78 33.00 34.22 35.44 36.67 37.89 39.11 40.33 41.56 42.78 44.00 45.22 46.44 47.67 48.89

34

16.37 17.63 18.89 20.15 21.41 22.67 23.93 25.19 26.44 27.70 28.96 30.22 31.48 32.74 34.00 35.26 36.52 37.78 39.04 40.30 41.56 42.81 44.07 45.33 46.59 47.85 49.11 50.37

35

18.15 19.44 20.74 22.04 23.33 24.63 25.93 27.22 28.52 29.81 31.11 32.41 33.70 35.00 36.30 37.59 38.89 40.19 41.48 42.78 44.07 45.37 46.67 47.96 49.26 50.56 51.85

36

18.67 20.00 21.33 22.67 24.00 25.33 26.67 28.00 29.33 30.67 32.00 33.33 34.67 36.00 37.33 38.67 40.00 41.33 42.67 44.00 45.33 46.67 48.00 49.33 50.67 52.00 53.33

37

20.56 21.93 23.30 24.67 26.04 27.41 28.78 30.15 31.52 32.89 34.26 35.63 37.00 38.37 39.74 41.11 42.48 43.85 45.22 46.59 47.96 49.33 50.70 52.07 53.44 54.81

38

21.11 22.52 23.93 25.33 26.74 28.15 29.56 30.96 32.37 33.78 35.19 36.59 38.00 39.41 40.81 42.22 43.63 45.04 46.44 47.85 49.26 50.67 52.07 53.48 54.89 56.30
23.11 24.56 26.00 27.44 28.89 30.33 31.78 33.22 34.67 36.11 37.56 39.00 40.44 41.89 43.33 44.78 46.22 47.67 49.11 50.56 52.00 53.44 54.89 56.33 57.78

40

23.70 25.19 26.67 28.15 29.63 31.11 32.59 34.07 35.56 37.04 38.52 40.00 41.48 42.96 44.44 45.93 47.41 48.89 50.37 51.85 53.33 54.81 56.30 57.78 59.26

41

25.81 27.33 28.85 30.37 31.89 33.41 34.93 36.44 37.96 39.48 41.00 42.52 44.04 45.56 47.07 48.59 50.11 51.63 53.15 54.67 56.19 57.70 59.22 60.74

42

26.44 28.00 29.56 31.11 32.67 34.22 35.78 37.33 38.89 40.44 42.00 43.56 45.11 46.67 48.22 49.78 51.33 52.89 54.44 56.00 57.56 59.11 60.67 62.22

43

28.67 30.26 31.85 33.44 35.04 36.63 38.22 39.81 41.41 43.00 44.59 46.19 47.78 49.37 50.96 52.56 54.15 55.74 57.33 58.93 60.52 62.11 63.70

44

29.33 30.96 32.59 34.22 35.85 37.48 39.11 40.74 42.37 44.00 45.63 47.26 48.89 50.52 52.15 53.78 55.41 57.04 58.67 60.30 61.93 63.56 65.19

45

31.67 33.33 35.00 36.67 38.33 40.00 41.67 43.33 45.00 46.67 48.33 50.00 51.67 53.33 55.00 56.67 58.33 60.00 61.67 63.33 65.00 66.67

46

32.37 34.07 35.78 37.48 39.19 40.89 42.59 44.30 46.00 47.70 49.41 51.11 52.81 54.52 56.22 57.93 59.63 61.33 63.04 64.74 66.44 68.15

47
48
49
50

Spacing [ft]

39

34.81 36.56 38.30 40.04 41.78 43.52 45.26 47.00 48.74 50.48 52.22 53.96 55.70 57.44 59.19 60.93 62.67 64.41 66.15 67.89 69.63
35.56 37.33 39.11 40.89 42.67 44.44 46.22 48.00 49.78 51.56 53.33 55.11 56.89 58.67 60.44 62.22 64.00 65.78 67.56 69.33 71.11
38.11 39.93 41.74 43.56 45.37 47.19 49.00 50.81 52.63 54.44 56.26 58.07 59.89 61.70 63.52 65.33 67.15 68.96 70.78 72.59
40.74 42.59 44.44 46.30 48.15 50.00 51.85 53.70 55.56 57.41 59.26 61.11 62.96 64.81 66.67 68.52 70.37 72.22 74.07

Cubic Meters per Meter of Borehole

(FIG 5)
4.75

5.00

5.25

5.50

5.75

6.00

6.25

6.50

6.75

7.00

5.63

5.94

6.25

6.38

6.75

7.13

7.50

7.88

8.25

7.44

7.88

8.31

8.75

9.19

9.63 10.06 10.50

8.00

8.50

9.00

9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00

9.00

9.56 10.13 10.69 11.25 11.81 12.38 12.94 13.50 14.06 14.63 15.19 15.75

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

8.25

THE BLASTERS GUIDE

1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00

2.25

2.50

2.75

3.00

3.25

3.50

3.75

4.00

4.25

4.50

8.50

8.75

9.00

9.25

9.50

9.75

10.00

1.00

1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00

2.25

2.50

2.75

3.00

3.25

3.50

3.75

4.00

4.25

4.50

1.25

1.25

1.56

1.88

2.19

2.50

2.81

3.13

3.44

3.75

4.06

4.38

4.69

5.00

5.31

1.50

1.50

1.88

2.25

2.63

3.00

3.38

3.75

4.13

4.50

4.88

5.25

5.63

6.00

1.75

1.75

2.19

2.63

3.06

3.50

3.94

4.38

4.81

5.25

5.69

6.13

6.56

7.00

2.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

5.50

6.00

6.50

7.00

7.50

2.25

2.25

2.81

3.38

3.94

4.50

5.06

5.63

6.19

6.75

7.31

7.88

8.44

2.50

2.50

3.13

3.75

4.38

5.00

5.63

6.25

6.88

7.50

8.13

8.75

9.38 10.00 10.63 11.25 11.88 12.50 13.13 13.75 14.38 15.00 15.63 16.25 16.88 17.50 18.13 18.75

2.75

2.75

3.44

4.13

4.81

5.50

6.19

6.88

7.56

8.25

8.94

9.63 10.31 11.00 11.69 12.38 13.06 13.75 14.44 15.13 15.81 16.50 17.19 17.88 18.56 19.25 19.94 20.63 21.31 22.00

3.00

3.00

3.75

4.50

5.25

6.00

6.75

7.50

8.25

9.00

9.75 10.50 11.25 12.00 12.75 13.50 14.25 15.00 15.75 16.50 17.25 18.00 18.75 19.50 20.25 21.00 21.75 22.50 23.25 24.00 24.75 25.50

3.25

3.25

4.06

4.88

5.69

6.50

7.31

8.13

8.94

9.75 10.56 11.38 12.19 13.00 13.81 14.63 15.44 16.25 17.06 17.88 18.69 19.50 20.31 21.13 21.94 22.75 23.56 24.38 25.19 26.00 26.81 27.63 28.44 29.25

3.50

3.50

4.38

5.25

6.13

7.00

7.88

8.75

9.63 10.50 11.38 12.25 13.13 14.00 14.88 15.75 16.63 17.50 18.38 19.25 20.13 21.00 21.88 22.75 23.63 24.50 25.38 26.25 27.13 28.00 28.88 29.75 30.63 31.50 32.38 33.25

3.75

3.75

4.69

5.63

6.56

7.50

8.44

9.38 10.31 11.25 12.19 13.13 14.06 15.00 15.94 16.88 17.81 18.75 19.69 20.63 21.56 22.50 23.44 24.38 25.31 26.25 27.19 28.13 29.06 30.00 30.94 31.88 32.81 33.75 34.69 35.63 36.56 37.50

4.00

4.00

Burden [m]

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 29.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 33.00 34.00 35.00 36.00 37.00 38.00 39.00 40.00

4.25

5.31

6.38

7.44

8.50

9.56 10.63 11.69 12.75 13.81 14.88 15.94 17.00 18.06 19.13 20.19 21.25 22.31 23.38 24.44 25.50 26.56 27.63 28.69 29.75 30.81 31.88 32.94 34.00 35.06 36.13 37.19 38.25 39.31 40.38 41.44 42.50

4.50

5.63

6.75

7.88

9.00 10.13 11.25 12.38 13.50 14.63 15.75 16.88 18.00 19.13 20.25 21.38 22.50 23.63 24.75 25.88 27.00 28.13 29.25 30.38 31.50 32.63 33.75 34.88 36.00 37.13 38.25 39.38 40.50 41.63 42.75 43.88 45.00

4.75

7.13

8.31

9.50 10.69 11.88 13.06 14.25 15.44 16.63 17.81 19.00 20.19 21.38 22.56 23.75 24.94 26.13 27.31 28.50 29.69 30.88 32.06 33.25 34.44 35.63 36.81 38.00 39.19 40.38 41.56 42.75 43.94 45.13 46.31 47.50

5.00

7.50

8.75 10.00 11.25 12.50 13.75 15.00 16.25 17.50 18.75 20.00 21.25 22.50 23.75 25.00 26.25 27.50 28.75 30.00 31.25 32.50 33.75 35.00 36.25 37.50 38.75 40.00 41.25 42.50 43.75 45.00 46.25 47.50 48.75 50.00
9.19 10.50 11.81 13.13 14.44 15.75 17.06 18.38 19.69 21.00 22.31 23.63 24.94 26.25 27.56 28.88 30.19 31.50 32.81 34.13 35.44 36.75 38.06 39.38 40.69 42.00 43.31 44.63 45.94 47.25 48.56 49.88 51.19 52.50

5.50

9.63 11.00 12.38 13.75 15.13 16.50 17.88 19.25 20.63 22.00 23.38 24.75 26.13 27.50 28.88 30.25 31.63 33.00 34.38 35.75 37.13 38.50 39.88 41.25 42.63 44.00 45.38 46.75 48.13 49.50 50.88 52.25 53.63 55.00

5.75

11.50 12.94 14.38 15.81 17.25 18.69 20.13 21.56 23.00 24.44 25.88 27.31 28.75 30.19 31.63 33.06 34.50 35.94 37.38 38.81 40.25 41.69 43.13 44.56 46.00 47.44 48.88 50.31 51.75 53.19 54.63 56.06 57.50

6.00

12.00 13.50 15.00 16.50 18.00 19.50 21.00 22.50 24.00 25.50 27.00 28.50 30.00 31.50 33.00 34.50 36.00 37.50 39.00 40.50 42.00 43.50 45.00 46.50 48.00 49.50 51.00 52.50 54.00 55.50 57.00 58.50 60.00

6.25

14.06 15.63 17.19 18.75 20.31 21.88 23.44 25.00 26.56 28.13 29.69 31.25 32.81 34.38 35.94 37.50 39.06 40.63 42.19 43.75 45.31 46.88 48.44 50.00 51.56 53.13 54.69 56.25 57.81 59.38 60.94 62.50

6.50

14.63 16.25 17.88 19.50 21.13 22.75 24.38 26.00 27.63 29.25 30.88 32.50 34.13 35.75 37.38 39.00 40.63 42.25 43.88 45.50 47.13 48.75 50.38 52.00 53.63 55.25 56.88 58.50 60.13 61.75 63.38 65.00

6.75

16.88 18.56 20.25 21.94 23.63 25.31 27.00 28.69 30.38 32.06 33.75 35.44 37.13 38.81 40.50 42.19 43.88 45.56 47.25 48.94 50.63 52.31 54.00 55.69 57.38 59.06 60.75 62.44 64.13 65.81 67.50

7.00

17.50 19.25 21.00 22.75 24.50 26.25 28.00 29.75 31.50 33.25 35.00 36.75 38.50 40.25 42.00 43.75 45.50 47.25 49.00 50.75 52.50 54.25 56.00 57.75 59.50 61.25 63.00 64.75 66.50 68.25 70.00

7.25

19.94 21.75 23.56 25.38 27.19 29.00 30.81 32.63 34.44 36.25 38.06 39.88 41.69 43.50 45.31 47.13 48.94 50.75 52.56 54.38 56.19 58.00 59.81 61.63 63.44 65.25 67.06 68.88 70.69 72.50

7.50

20.63 22.50 24.38 26.25 28.13 30.00 31.88 33.75 35.63 37.50 39.38 41.25 43.13 45.00 46.88 48.75 50.63 52.50 54.38 56.25 58.13 60.00 61.88 63.75 65.63 67.50 69.38 71.25 73.13 75.00

7.75

23.25 25.19 27.13 29.06 31.00 32.94 34.88 36.81 38.75 40.69 42.63 44.56 46.50 48.44 50.38 52.31 54.25 56.19 58.13 60.06 62.00 63.94 65.88 67.81 69.75 71.69 73.63 75.56 77.50

8.00

24.00 26.00 28.00 30.00 32.00 34.00 36.00 38.00 40.00 42.00 44.00 46.00 48.00 50.00 52.00 54.00 56.00 58.00 60.00 62.00 64.00 66.00 68.00 70.00 72.00 74.00 76.00 78.00 80.00

8.25

26.81 28.88 30.94 33.00 35.06 37.13 39.19 41.25 43.31 45.38 47.44 49.50 51.56 53.63 55.69 57.75 59.81 61.88 63.94 66.00 68.06 70.13 72.19 74.25 76.31 78.38 80.44 82.50

8.50

27.63 29.75 31.88 34.00 36.13 38.25 40.38 42.50 44.63 46.75 48.88 51.00 53.13 55.25 57.38 59.50 61.63 63.75 65.88 68.00 70.13 72.25 74.38 76.50 78.63 80.75 82.88 85.00

8.75

30.63 32.81 35.00 37.19 39.38 41.56 43.75 45.94 48.13 50.31 52.50 54.69 56.88 59.06 61.25 63.44 65.63 67.81 70.00 72.19 74.38 76.56 78.75 80.94 83.13 85.31 87.50

9.00

31.50 33.75 36.00 38.25 40.50 42.75 45.00 47.25 49.50 51.75 54.00 56.25 58.50 60.75 63.00 65.25 67.50 69.75 72.00 74.25 76.50 78.75 81.00 83.25 85.50 87.75 90.00

9.25

34.69 37.00 39.31 41.63 43.94 46.25 48.56 50.88 53.19 55.50 57.81 60.13 62.44 64.75 67.06 69.38 71.69 74.00 76.31 78.63 80.94 83.25 85.56 87.88 90.19 92.50

9.50

35.63 38.00 40.38 42.75 45.13 47.50 49.88 52.25 54.63 57.00 59.38 61.75 64.13 66.50 68.88 71.25 73.63 76.00 78.38 80.75 83.13 85.50 87.88 90.25 92.63 95.00

9.75

39.00 41.44 43.88 46.31 48.75 51.19 53.63 56.06 58.50 60.94 63.38 65.81 68.25 70.69 73.13 75.56 78.00 80.44 82.88 85.31 87.75 90.19 92.63 95.06 97.50

10.00

40.00 42.50 45.00 47.50 50.00 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 72.50 75.00 77.50 80.00 82.50 85.00 87.50 90.00 92.50 95.00 97.50 100.00

10.25

43.56 46.13 48.69 51.25 53.81 56.38 58.94 61.50 64.06 66.63 69.19 71.75 74.31 76.88 79.44 82.00 84.56 87.13 89.69 92.25 94.81 97.38 99.94 102.50

10.50

44.63 47.25 49.88 52.50 55.13 57.75 60.38 63.00 65.63 68.25 70.88 73.50 76.13 78.75 81.38 84.00 86.63 89.25 91.88 94.50 97.13 99.75 102.38 105.00

10.75

48.38 51.06 53.75 56.44 59.13 61.81 64.50 67.19 69.88 72.56 75.25 77.94 80.63 83.31 86.00 88.69 91.38 94.06 96.75 99.44 102.13 104.81 107.50

11.00

49.50 52.25 55.00 57.75 60.50 63.25 66.00 68.75 71.50 74.25 77.00 79.75 82.50 85.25 88.00 90.75 93.50 96.25 99.00 101.75 104.50 107.25 110.00

11.25

53.44 56.25 59.06 61.88 64.69 67.50 70.31 73.13 75.94 78.75 81.56 84.38 87.19 90.00 92.81 95.63 98.44 101.25 104.06 106.88 109.69 112.50

11.50
11.75
12.00
12.25
12.50

Spacing [m]

5.25

54.63 57.50 60.38 63.25 66.13 69.00 71.88 74.75 77.63 80.50 83.38 86.25 89.13 92.00 94.88 97.75 100.63 103.50 106.38 109.25 112.13 115.00
58.75 61.69 64.63 67.56 70.50 73.44 76.38 79.31 82.25 85.19 88.13 91.06 94.00 96.94 99.88 102.81 105.75 108.69 111.63 114.56 117.50
60.00 63.00 66.00 69.00 72.00 75.00 78.00 81.00 84.00 87.00 90.00 93.00 96.00 99.00 102.00 105.00 108.00 111.00 114.00 117.00 120.00
64.31 67.38 70.44 73.50 76.56 79.63 82.69 85.75 88.81 91.88 94.94 98.00 101.06 104.13 107.19 110.25 113.31 116.38 119.44 122.50
65.63 68.75 71.88 75.00 78.13 81.25 84.38 87.50 90.63 93.75 96.88 100.00 103.13 106.25 109.38 112.50 115.63 118.75 121.88 125.00

2.0

ROCK TYPE

0.0
Coal-Bituminous
Coal-Anthracite
Soil
Concrete
Chert
Marlstone
Oil Shale
Quartzite
Sandstone
Clay
Marble
Perlite
Rhyolite
Salt Rock
Phyllite
Silica Sand
Gypsum
Siltstone
Claiche
Graywacke
Limestone
Schist
Shale
Argillite
Asphalt
Feldspar
Mica-Schist
Pyroxenite
Slate
Andesite
Conglomerate
Diabase
Gneiss
Granite
Kaolinite
Pegmatite
Talc
Trap Rock
Aplite
Granodiorite
Kyanite
Quartz
Syenite
Anorthosite
Basalt
Charnokite
Diorite
Dolomite
Amphibolite
Gabbro
Greenstone
Hornfels
Olivine
Magnetite
Barite
Hematite

1.2

4.0

grams per cubic centimeter [ g/cm ]

DENSITY

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.6

3.2
3.6

2.0
2.5

2.0

(FIG 6)

2.2

2.0

2.8

2.0

ROCK DENSITIES

2.8

2.0
2.1

2.2

2.1

2.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.1

2.6

2.2

3.2

2.2

2.8

2.3

3.3

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

UNIT COVERSIONS

2.4

If you need to convert to

other units of density, then
mutiply a density value
listed to the left with one
the below contants.

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

g/cm

2.8

2.5

2.9

2.5

3.5

2.5

1685.6 = lb/yd

g/cm

62.428 = lb/ft

g/cm

.84278 = t/yd

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

3.3

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

All rock densities vary

because individual rock
types vary slightly in
composition. Testing rock
samples or place-specific
geologic studies provide the
only accurate measurements
of rock densities.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9
2.9
3.0
3.2

3.1
3.2
3.1
3.3

3.2

4.3
4.3

4.2
4.3
4.5

4.6
5.3