alleryStart learning →In rat hole mining, the coal is dug:
ABy heavy imported machines
BThrough open sky quarries
CBy family members in narrow tunnels
DWith deep vertical steel shafts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. By family members in narrow tunnels
1. The mining in Jowai and Cherapunjee is family run.
2. Members dig through a long narrow tunnel.
3. That tunnel gives rat hole mining its name.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources' (jess105)_
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