EMULSION-TYPE EXPLOSIVES OF THE WATER-IN-OIL TYPE

An explosive emulsion composition of the water-in-oil type, comprisingbetween 80 wt. % and 95 wt. % of an oxidizer phase composition comprisingat least 40 wt. % of ammonium nitrate (AN), andat least 15 wt. % of calcium nitrate (CN), and optionally one or more other secondary nitrate salts,between 5 wt. % and 20 wt. % of an organic phase comprisingbetween 12 wt. % and 50 wt. % of one or more emulsifiers,between 50 wt. % and 88 wt. % of a fuel composition,in view of the total weight of the organic phase composition,characterized in that the fuel composition comprises between 20 wt. % and 100 wt. % of a straight vegetable oil (SVO), andwherein the explosive emulsion composition is stable and has a viscosity between 25,000 cP and 125,000 cP, as measured with a Brookfield viscometer with spindle size 7 at a frequency of 20 rpm at 30° C.