Mastering the Fundamentals

Mastering the Fundamentals

Excellence in Every Blast

MPS provides drill and blast consulting and training services to the surface and underground mining, quarry and construction industries. We operate as an association of independent blasting engineers and shot-firing specialists.

Services

Leading industry methods combined with our own innovative solutions, we can help steer your project towards success

Major Mines / Quarries

  • Major mines, quarries, and highways
  • Drill & Blast Design & Technical Support
  • Specific blast optimization, fragmentation improvements, construction blasting, etc.
  • Drill and blast audits, current state assessment and map against industry best practice
  • Development of blast management systems. Set up drill and blast department
  • Drill & blast contractor management and auditing
  • Explosive supply contract negotiation and advising
  • Establish site specific Drill & Blast Metrics (KPI’s)
  • Blast Management Plans
  • Mentoring site based engineers, superintendent, supervisor and shotfirers to better understand drill and blast practices, to improve productivity and safety
  • Drill production optimization, improve operating time

Blasting Consultant

  • Oversee blasting projects to ensure safety & blasting best practices are followed
  • Blast design process current state assessment – map against industry best practice
  • Blast training packages, tailored to clients requirements
  • Specific blast optimization, fragmentation improvements, construction blasting, etc.
  • Peak particle blast vibration optimization and air blast controls
  • Drill & blast contractor management and auditing
  • Explosive supply contract negotiation and advising
  • Establish site specific Drill & Blast Metrics (KPI’s)
  • Incident investigation
  • Expert legal advice, Risk assessment
  • Mentoring site based engineers, superintendent, supervisor and shotfirers to better understand drill and blast practices, to improve productivity and safety

About Muck Pile Services

MPS closely works within the Mining, and Construction industries to deliver practicable solutions to monitor blast and construction vibration. We are experts in controlled blast design, providing concise blast management plans, risk assessments and blast impact assessments.

Meet our team

With over 80 years of blasting, drilling, and mining engineering experience, the MPS team knows how to get the job done.

Cary Moffat

Primary Blaster

Cary is the founder of Muck Pile Services and has been a blaster for over 40 years. Cary is a pillar of the blasting industry and primarily works on site investigations and training.

Andrew Heaton

Principal Blasting Engineer

A Mining Engineer and D&B specialist with more than 25 years open-cut and underground experience, in technical and production roles, including production blasting and supervision, engineering design and technical support.

Andrew’s focus on improved D&B outcomes through the integration of planning, design, and monitoring systems, the training of engineers, and the efficient implementation of site processes has led to step changes in blast performance for many customers.

Jim Hansen

Blasting Engineer

Jim is a Professional Mining Engineer with 25 years of experience in the drill and blast industry. He specializes in vibration monitoring and highwall damage mitigation measures.

Contact us

Let’s get in touch

Solutions@muckpileservices.com