Q) The point beyond which mineral/ore cannot be economically extracted out is called

  1. Stripping ratio
  2. Break even stripping ratio
  3. Over all stripping ratio
  4. Grade point
  5. None of these
šŸ“ Explanation

The break-even stripping ratio (BESR) is the maximum amount of waste (overburden) that can be removed per unit of ore while maintaining a profitable open-pit mining operation. Any ratio below the BESR means extracting that specific block of ore is profitable

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