Q: A quarry, which produces rocks and minerals used to make buildings and roads, is an example of what type of mine?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

As the name suggests, open-pit mining creates a big pit from which the ore is mined. Figure below shows an open-pit diamond mine in Russia. The size of the pit grows as long as the miners can make a profit. Strip mines are similar to open-pit mines, but the ore is removed in large strips. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine that produces rocks and minerals that are used to make buildings and roads.

 Choices:

- strip mine

- fracking

- gold mine

- open-pit mine


A:
open-pit mine