Abstract: Disclosed is a magazine apparatus including a first magazine and a second magazine. The first magazine is configured for holding, carrying and dispensing first initiation device components. The second magazine is configured for holding, carrying and dispensing second initiation device components. The first magazine and the second magazine are configured to dispense the first initiation device components and the second initiation device components in a corresponding manner such that a dispensed one of the first initiation device components and a correspondingly dispensed one of the second initiation device components can be assembled together to form a structurally complete, unified initiation device for loading into a borehole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system that includes a magazine. The magazine is configured for holding and dispensing initiation devices or initiation device components having respective non-contact readable identification (ID) codes. The magazine includes one or more initiation device tracking unit(s) configured for reading the non-contact codes of the initiation devices or initiation device components for tracking the initiation devices or the initiation device components.