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Mining Engineering · Q32

Mine Development and Mining Methods

Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 32

Q32

Which mining method involves drilling and blasting the ore body from multiple sublevels?

A.
Block Caving
B.
Sublevel Stoping
Answer
C.
Shrinkage Stoping
D.
Longwall Mining

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sublevel Stoping involves creating multiple levels for drilling and blasting.The correct answer is: Sublevel StopingIt allows high productivity and is used in competent ore and host rock.Different from caving methods where gravity assists ore movement.