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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Jarmo Leppänen0
Date of Patent
May 17, 2011
0Patent Application Number
118860700
Date Filed
March 13, 2006
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A method of breaking rock which includes the steps of drilling a hole in the rock using a drill rod; leaving the drill rod in the hole; using water flow to direct a propellant charge into the hole through a passage in the drill rod; and at a leading end of the drill rod, firing the propellant charge with, at least, the drill rod and water in the hole and passage providing a stemming function.
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