yes in an independent study .
but they (the government) didn't because they didn't test it.
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Yes they did. Explosives were used in mines to find gold ore.
all of the broadcast towers have either a Sealed Cistern or Drainage Chamber that you can go into. one of the towers (don't remember which one) has the bobblehead next to a ham radio and two Chinese Remnant bodies. Just google "fallout 3 bobbleheads" you'll find it.
explosivs.com
to find explosives, to hunt criminals
To find Oil
dust find it
Moving off the plains to find new farmland
Youtube!
Panning, some explosives, picks
you can find a zebra in the dust bin
in the sewer in poptropica towers
You can get pxie dust at Queen Clarion's home.Its really hard to find her!