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Coal is mined deep from the Earth's interior. But there's a pattern the miners follow to cut these black gold. Figure out the patterns.


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Long room and pillar

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Long wall and column

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Long wall and pillar

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Room and pillar

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Solution

The correct option is C

Long wall and pillar


When a coal seam is too deep for efficiently mine the coal from the surface, the underground mining techniques are used.

The underground method of coal mining currently utilises two main techniques: room and pillar mining, and longwall mining.


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