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November 23, 2020
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Prospects of Applying MWD Technology for Quality Management of Drilling and Blasting Operations at Mining Enterprises

Publicated to:Minerals. 10 (10): 1-17 - 2020-10-01 10(10), DOI: 10.3390/min10100925

Authors: Isheyskiy, Valentin; Sanchidrian, Jose A

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St Petersburg Min Univ, Blasting Design Dept, Fac Min Engn, St Petersburg 199106, Russia - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Minas & Energia, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author

Abstract

This paper presents a review of measurement while drilling (MWD) technology as applied to the mining industry, describes its development path, provides a global review of literature on this topic, and outlines further trends of development for research on MWD application in drilling and blasting (D&B) operations at mining enterprises. The current review serves as a starting point for anyone interested in the research or application of MWD technology in Mining and Construction. In the paper, the authors examine major works of researchers in this area, describe current state of the art, and propose a way to improve MWD for drilling equipments. The paper contains examples of technology application in various processes, associated with drilling and mining operations, describes approaches and problems of MWD system utilization, revealed in the course of data collection and analysis of drilling processes. The study also presents a summary of existing approaches in the area of data validation and verification, applied up to the present day to cope with the problems of global MWD use in Mining and Construction. The authors outline future areas of study which are of interest and deserve the attention of the scientific community and researchers working on the development of MWD technology.

Keywords

BlastingChargeability assessmentDrilling monitoringDrilling parametersFragmentationMeasurement while drillingModelMwdPredictionRockRock properties

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Minerals due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position 11/30, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Mineralogy. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.5. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.41 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.41 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-11, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 24
  • Scopus: 35

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-11:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 76 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Russia.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (SANCHIDRIAN BLANCO, JOSE ANGEL).