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Presentation of the Book “Dinamita, Splendor of a New Century” in México

  • QUARRY FRAGMENTATION IMPROVES BY 15%, WHILE SECONDARY BREAKAGE IS REDUCED BY 67%
    5/10/2022
    Benefit Study Models

    fragmentation. Most of the time, the muckpile contained boulders that required intense secondary breaking by a hydraulic hammer. Subsequently, the blasts created uneven faces that influenced safety on the bench, making it harder for blast planning to...

  • WE MAKE DETONATORS & ELECTRONIC INITIATION SYSTEMS
    4/19/2022
    Detonator Production

    Austin Powder manufactures electric, non-electric and electronic detonators for a wide variety of applications.  Austin Powder also engineers and builds its electronic initiation system equipment, including loggers, detonators, connectors, and more....

  • QUARRY CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITH LIMITED IMPACT TO ITS NEIGHBORS
    3/31/2022
    Quarry

    Blasts at this small quarry in Poland were generating vibrations with frequencies mostly between 10 and 20 Hz. Such frequencies resulted in the increased transition of the ground vibrations to the structures and claims from the owners. The quarry was...

  • Improving the World We Live In, One Initiative at a Time!
    3/25/2022
    Battery Diagram

    Since 2012, Austin Detonator s.r.o. has collected discharged accumulators and batteries. There are four collection points where employees can drop off batteries, bottle caps, and small electronics. In 2021 alone, a total of 106 kg of discharged batte...

  • Customer Testimonial - Jessica Thrasher
    3/22/2022
    Jessica Nystar

    Jessica Thrasher, the Lead Blaster for the Nystar TN location, is thrilled with the Red D Miner from Austin Powder. She says, “We have quite a bit of water, and sometimes you can’t physically see it, but it’s in the back of the hole...

  • WE MAKE DETONATING CORD & CAST BOOSTERS
    3/17/2022
    Cord and cast boosters production

    Austin Powder manufacturers a wide variety of detonating cord and cast boosters, both of which contain PETN. Detonating cord is used to initiate detonator-sensitive commercial explosives such as cast boosters and emulsions. Detonating cord is also us...

  • 1,000 blasts and four years without LTI
    3/14/2022
    Grupo Aguirre

    The Austin Powder team at the Chinchillas Mine completed 1,000 blasts and four years without accidents or lost time incidents! For his part, Gastón Agustoni, Commercial Manager of Austin Powder Argentina, adds, “Safety is Our First Priority. A...

  • AP Germany Teamwork Delivers Successful Results
    3/3/2022
    Challenges diagrammed

    The Austin Powder Technical Services Team in Germany recently faced a blast with unique challenges including 4 nearby structures, ranging from 10 to 80 meters away. Due to precise planning and blasting with E*STAR detonators, the Austin team helped t...

  • Introducing E*STAR RFID
    2/28/2022
    ESTAR in mud

    The RFID feature saves up to 50% of logging time compared to direct contact logging, or any other kind of detonator programming method.  With RFID tagging, the Logger display will still show all the necessary details about the detonator and one L...

  • At Austin Powder, our chemicals are used to make our products
    2/23/2022
    Chemicals in use

    We use natural gas to make ammonia and that enables us to make Nitric Acid, Ammonium Nitrate (AN) PETN, ANFO, and Emulsion. PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate) is a high explosive used to make many of our products, including detonating cord, detonato...

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Unveiling the Explosive History of a Mexican Town
1/30/2024

On December 5th, 2023, the Arocena Museum in Torreón, Coahuila, México hosted the unveiling of “Dinamita, Splendor of a New Century” by author Miguel Amaranto. This book chronicles the history of the initial inhabitants of Dinamita town...

Resilience in the Face of Hurricane Otis Shows “The Power of Family” is in Our DNA
12/11/2023

Little did the Austin Powder team know when they arrived in Acapulco for the XXXV International Mining Convention that they would soon face one of the biggest challenges of their lives. On Tuesday night, October 24, 2023, Category 5 Hurricane Otis ma...

Austin Powder Develops a Lead-Free Primary Explosive for Detonators
4/27/2023

Austin Powder Develops a Lead-Free Primary Explosive for Detonators Producing lead-free primary explosives is environmentally responsible, will ensure raw material availability, and incorporates a safer manufacturing process. May 3, 2023 – Clev...

Team Opens New Pit in Poland with Minimal Impact
9/29/2022

Opening a new quarry pit close to structures can be tricky, but the Austin team in Poland recently did it with great success. Vibrations and other unwanted effects were reduced to a minimum using Paradigm optimization software and the expertise of th...

Austin's San Julian Mine Crew in Mexico Completes 5 Years of Service Without Accidents
6/7/2022

Our Austin Family in Mexico recently celebrated five years of service at a mine project in San Julian! This is an extra special celebration because those five years have been completed without accidents! Our team of 29 experts provides knowledge and ...

Introducing E*STAR Tunnel
6/1/2022

Introducing E*STAR Tunnel, developed for rapid tunnel blasting deployment while reducing post-blast plastic residue in the muck pile....

On December 5th, 2023, the book “Dinamita, Splendor of a New Century” by writer Miguel Amaranto was presented at the Arocena Museum in Torreón Coahuila, México, which narrates the story of the first inhabitants of Dinamita town, who established next the Plant that carries that name.
The Compañía Mexicana de Dinamita y Explosivos was the first to be established on that property in 1901. At that time, the plant purchased glycerin from Cia. Jabonera La Esperanza as an essential element to produce dynamite. Over time, festivities, commerce, and transportation emerged in this geographical area surrounded by large hills.
Thanks to the work of this writer, now we know the origins of Dinamita town and much of its history since it describes how, because of the growth brought by the industries, plant workers could have access to enjoy movies, plays, and music, as well as various sports in the town. A few years later, in 1925, this plant was acquired by the DUPONT company, which built rooms for employees, expanding the Dinamita population to operate the plant properly.
In 1997, Mr. Dave Gleason, together with Jaime Gutiérrez, acquired the company Dupont, which then became what we currently know as Austin Powder Mexico.
Today, Austin Powder in Mexico develops various activities with the Dinamita community, such as the pilgrimage of Santa Bárbara, patron saint of the town; health care projects, as well as the preparation of traditional sweets and Christmas desserts, among other actions to benefit the residents.

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