[wattsup]

It's OK when frozen unless it starts to sweat. When that happens you have to treat it like Nitro. One bump and BOOM

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We used a 2 inch blasting agent called Tovex to shoot coal. Non-dynamite. Looked like gray grease in a sausage tube.
Jam a screwdriver in it to make a hole, then insert cap, wrap wire and insert 30 or 40 of them. Run wires to blasting machine. Get waaaay back.