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Mining Engineering · Q161

Mine Development and Mining Methods

Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 161

Q161

What is the main characteristic of sublevel caving?

A.
Unsupported stopes
B.
Caving of overlying waste
Answer
C.
Backfilled stopes
D.
Ore removal before stope completion

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sublevel caving allows ore to be extracted as overlying waste caves in.The correct answer is: Caving of overlying wasteOre is blasted from sublevels, and cave propagates upward.Requires good caveability and ground control.