The Blaster’s tool known as Pricker made of wood or a non-ferrous metal is used to Insert detonator into explosive cartridge in blasting in open cast mine.

Optimum Dumper and Excavator matching at 4 to 6 buckets of Excavator for optimum productivity in open cast mine. 

Form P-I/P are the standards for medical examination for miners

Prior approval/permission from Chief Inspector/Director General of Mines Safety for use Drilling & Blasting and/or Heavy Earth Moving Machinery in opencast Mines is required to be taken under provisions of 106 Regulation of MMR 1961.

Illumination in mines is measured in Lux Units of Measurement.

Mine Occupational disease known as “Noise Induced Hearing Loss” shall result due to prolonged exposure of a miner to the Noise level more than 90 dB(A). 

Angle of repose of waste material dumped is measured from Horizontal Line. 

Productivity of an Excavator in the mining is usually measured in Rate of Loading /Handling of material. 

The height of embankment / bund provided all along the edge of bench in opencast working shall be not less than the height of Wheel of biggest Dumper.

Basically rocks are divided into 3 types.