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Mining Engineering · Q109

Mine Development and Mining Methods

Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 109

Q109

Which of these methods is least selective in ore extraction?

A.
Cut and fill
B.
Room and pillar
C.
Block caving
Answer
D.
Shrinkage stoping

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Block caving is a bulk mining method with little control over what caves.The correct answer is: Block cavingOre and waste collapse together, leading to high dilution.Suitable only for low-grade, massive ore bodies.