mining questions-1

1.When the ILO convention no.176 was adopted and what it's meant for ?
2. which is the largest mining conglomerate in the world ?
3. Which numerical method is the most popular in geo-technical engineering ?
4.What are the methods used to optimise the ultimate pit limits(UPL) of a mine  ?
5. What are the common rock forming minerals ?
6. What is centralized lubrication system (CLS) ?
7. What are the type of  slope failures  and on what parameters slope stability depend upon  ?
8. What is break even stripping ratio(BESR) and how to calculate it ?
9. What is 3-D laser profiler and what is it's applications in mining ?
10. What is GPR and what is it's working principle ?
11. What is automation in mining ?
12. How to calculate CPT (cost per ton) of  a dumper (truck) ?
13. What are the most commonly used techniques for blast design in a open pit mine ?
14. What is powder factor of an explosives and how it is  differ from energy factor ?
15. What is slope stability radar (SSR) and what is it's limitations ?
16. What is artificial neural nerwork (ANN)  and what is it's applications in mining ?
17. What is Geostatistics and what are the applications in mining ?
18.What is operation research (OR) ?Find it;s applications .
19. What is measurement while drilling (MWD) ?
20. What are methods used for designing ?