In Mining industries guar gum powder used to be an effective drilling adative. In this the guar gum created a high viscosity, which help to boost the effeciancy, pumping and delivery. In this the guar gum works like gelling agent for gell sausage type explosives as well as pumpable slurry explosives. Mining grade gum powder is water proffing agent when mixed with other chemicals and bind the water  for aqueous slurry explosives.