T he histo ry of ex pl osi ves in mini ng be gi ns w ith bl ack po w de r , al so cal le d gu np ow de r . It w as the on ly ex pl osi ve use d in mini ng for ap pro x ima tel y 30 0 y ea rs, from t he 16 20 ’ s to t he 19 20 ’ s. Bl a ck p o w d e r ma d e min in g far mo re p ro d u ctive b u t w as the cau se of t ho usa nd s of acci de nts. Primi tive fuse s w ere mad e b y fill in g w he at straw or g oo se qu il ls w ith gu np ow de r . T he cha rge freq ue ntly de ton ate d un ex pe cted l y in the f ace of the mine r w ho w as bl in de d, in ju red or kil le d. Ou r T r adition of Inno va tion B lac k P o w de r Saf ety Fuse Nit r og l y cerin B lasti ng C a p D ynamite A NF O W a ter ge ls NONEL ® Emulsi on s D eliv er y Sys tems