ABSTRACT
Drilling and blasting procedures are utilized for removing various types of overburden hard formations at the South Field Lignite Mine, at the Lignite Center of Ptolemais-Amydeon, operated by the Greek Public Power Corporation. This paper presents the results and experiences from a blast vibration program that was recently initiated in order to ensure that the surface blasting operations do not affect a powerplant as well as a village that are located in close proximity to the surface mining operations. Additionally, results of this program were utilized to redesign the blasts to achieve lower vibration levels.
