Outsource the program. Keep or improve the results.
WESCO crews design, drill, load, shoot, monitor, and record the blast — so you avoid handling explosives, training blasters, and carrying the insurance.
01 / Blast Design
Modeled before it's loaded.
Every shot is engineered in
Nobel Fire
— Dyno Nobel's advanced blast-modeling platform — then tailored to your geology and downstream targets. Patterns, powder factors, timing, vibration prediction, and post-blast analysis are all recorded electronically and signed off before a hole is loaded.
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FDM
Physics-based fragmentation modeling, calibrated to your rock.
GEM
Heave & ore/waste dilution modeling, calibrated to your results.
VTO
Vibration Timing Optimization.
AVP
Advanced Vibration Prediction.
02 / Shot Loading
Trained blasters. Documented process.
Highly trained crews load every blast hole using procedures specified in the site safety manual. State-of-the-art equipment, audited every shift.
On the bench
CREW
Licensed blasters and helpers, current on site-specific training.
QA
Hole-by-hole load checks against the engineered design.
MAG
Magazine-to-hole product tracking and reconciliation.
LOG
Shift-level documentation retained for regulator audit.
03 / Drilling
Holes drilled to the design, not the other way around.
Production and pre-split drilling crews work the pattern the blast model calls for — diameter, depth, angle, and deviation tracked hole by hole. Maintained rigs, qualified operators, and clean collars so the loaded shot performs the way it was engineered.
04 / Drill & Blast
One crew, one accountability line.
Combined drill-and-blast service for operators who want a single contractor on the pattern from layout to detonation. Tighter feedback between drilling and loading, fewer handoffs, and one team responsible for fragmentation, floor condition, and shift-to-shift consistency.
05 / Complete Shot Service
Drill to shot, owned end-to-end.
WESCO designs, drills, loads, shoots, monitors, and records. You get a measure-and-manage approach where fragmentation is tailored to the downstream — pit to plant — without the burden of running the program yourself.
06 / Vibration, Airblast, Flyrock
Closer to neighbors. Lower liability.
Modern monitoring techniques to reduce ground vibration, airblast, and flyrock — protecting community relations and minimizing exposure to damage claims where pits sit close to populated areas.
07 / Avalanche Control
Purpose-built explosives for snow safety.
A dedicated product line for ski areas, highway departments, and heli-guide operations across the Western snowpack. Detonator-sensitive charges engineered for cold-weather reliability, paired with hands-on application handling and storage training so your snow-safety crews stay current, compliant, and ready through every storm cycle.
A WESCO product line
HAND
Cast boosters and hand charges for ski-patrol routes.
LAUNCH
Avalauncher cartridges sized for standoff delivery.
RAC
RAC Charges for Wyssen tower, O’Bellx, and tram-based remote deployment systems.
STORM
On-call distribution through Western storm cycles.
TRAIN
Application handling and magazine storage training for ski-patrol and DOT crews.
COMPLY
ATF magazine support, BATF Employee Possessor prep, and shift documentation.
08 / Technical Services
The engineering layer behind every shot.
A full bench of measurement, modeling, and training services that turn blast results into a feedback loop — calibrating designs to your geology, your downstream, and your crews.
Capabilities
DRONE
Photogrammetric drone survey of patterns, faces, and muckpiles.
VOD
In-hole velocity-of-detonation measurement for product QC.
FACE
Face velocity surveys to calibrate burden relief.
TIMING
Reaction-time studies to verify initiation sequence in the rock.
VIB
Vibration mitigation and predictive modeling for sensitive receivers.
DILUTION
Ore/waste dilution modeling tied to heave and movement data.
FRAG
Image-based fragmentation analysis on the muckpile.
PREDICT
Kuz-Ram / FDM fragmentation prediction at the design stage.
TECH
Technical training for engineers, supervisors, and shotfirers.
SAFETY
Site-specific safety training aligned to ATF and MSHA expectations.
