Babbitt Operations - Part 1
Drilling
Specially trained workers drill deep blast holes at planned
intervals into the taconite rock at the Babbitt mine.
Blasting
To protect employees and local communities, strict safety
procedures are imposed. The area is cleared and the taconite is blasted into
boulder-size chunks.
Blast Video!
Click the icon to see a video of a blast (670K) 
