Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Surface mining is used to obtain mineral ores that are near the surface. Blasting breaks up the soil and rocks that contain the ore. Enormous trucks haul the broken rocks to locations where the ores can be removed. Surface mining includes open-pit mining, quarrying, and strip mining.


Q: What type pf mining is used to obtain mineral ores that are near the surface?

 Choices:

- multi-layered mining

- function mining

- core mining

- surface mining

A:
surface mining
