Depending on the decreasing ability of surrounding rock to store strain energy, the underground metal mining methods can be ordered as

A. Cut-and-fill stoping, Sublevel caving, Sublevel open stoping, Block caving

B. Sublevel open stoping, Cut-and-fill stoping, Sublevel caving, Block caving

C. Sublevel caving, Sublevel open stoping, Cut-and-fill stoping, Block caving

D. Block caving, Sublevel caving, Sublevel open stoping, Cut-and-fill stoping

Answer: Option B