diff --git a/code/modules/mining/ores_coins.dm b/code/modules/mining/ores_coins.dm
index fb3bbbd032..9d8b5aa5dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/ores_coins.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/ores_coins.dm
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+
+#define GIBTONITE_QUALITY_HIGH 3
+#define GIBTONITE_QUALITY_MEDIUM 2
+#define GIBTONITE_QUALITY_LOW 1
+
 /**********************Mineral ores**************************/
 
 /obj/item/weapon/ore
@@ -184,10 +189,11 @@
 	item_state = "Gibtonite ore"
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_BULKY
 	throw_range = 0
-	var/primed = 0
+	var/primed = FALSE
 	var/det_time = 100
-	var/quality = 1 //How pure this gibtonite is, determines the explosion produced by it and is derived from the det_time of the rock wall it was taken from, higher value = better
+	var/quality = GIBTONITE_QUALITY_LOW //How pure this gibtonite is, determines the explosion produced by it and is derived from the det_time of the rock wall it was taken from, higher value = better
 	var/attacher = "UNKNOWN"
+	var/det_timer
 
 /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/required/gibtonite/Destroy()
 	qdel(wires)
@@ -213,10 +219,12 @@
 		return
 	if(primed)
 		if(istype(I, /obj/item/device/mining_scanner) || istype(I, /obj/item/device/t_scanner/adv_mining_scanner) || istype(I, /obj/item/device/multitool))
-			primed = 0
+			primed = FALSE
+			if(det_timer)
+				deltimer(det_timer)
 			user.visible_message("The chain reaction was stopped! ...The ore's quality looks diminished.", "<span class='notice'>You stopped the chain reaction. ...The ore's quality looks diminished.</span>")
 			icon_state = "Gibtonite ore"
-			quality = 1
+			quality = GIBTONITE_QUALITY_LOW
 			return
 	..()
 
@@ -237,8 +245,8 @@
 
 /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/required/gibtonite/proc/GibtoniteReaction(mob/user, triggered_by = 0)
 	if(!primed)
+		primed = TRUE
 		playsound(src,'sound/effects/hit_on_shattered_glass.ogg',50,1)
-		primed = 1
 		icon_state = "Gibtonite active"
 		var/turf/bombturf = get_turf(src)
 		var/area/A = get_area(bombturf)
@@ -260,14 +268,18 @@
 		else
 			user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] strikes \the [src], causing a chain reaction!</span>", "<span class='danger'>You strike \the [src], causing a chain reaction.</span>")
 			log_game("[key_name(user)] has primed a [name] for detonation at [A][COORD(bombturf)]")
-		if(primed)
-			if(quality == 3)
-				explosion(src.loc,2,4,9,adminlog = notify_admins)
-			if(quality == 2)
-				explosion(src.loc,1,2,5,adminlog = notify_admins)
-			if(quality == 1)
-				explosion(src.loc,-1,1,3,adminlog = notify_admins)
-			qdel(src)
+		det_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/detonate, notify_admins), det_time, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	
+/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/required/gibtonite/proc/detonate(notify_admins)
+	if(primed)
+		switch(quality)
+			if(GIBTONITE_QUALITY_HIGH)
+				explosion(src,2,4,9,adminlog = notify_admins)
+			if(GIBTONITE_QUALITY_MEDIUM)
+				explosion(src,1,2,5,adminlog = notify_admins)
+			if(GIBTONITE_QUALITY_LOW)
+				explosion(src,0,1,3,adminlog = notify_admins)
+		qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/ore/Initialize()
 	..()