ANFO (or AN/FO, for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil) is a widely used bulk industrial explosive mixture. It consists of 94% porous prilled ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) (AN) that acts as the oxidizing agent and absorbent for the fuel and 6% number 2 fuel oil (FO). ANFO has found wide use in coal mining, quarrying, metal mining, and civil construction in und...
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Anfo is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy near Lake Idro. It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino and Collio. ...
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Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil combination making a high explosive.
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(from the article `explosive`) The year 1955, marking the beginning of the most revolutionary change in the explosives industry since the invention of dynamite, saw the development ... [5 related articles]
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Acronym for ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, a mixture used as a blasting agent in many mines.
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