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Chiquicamata Coppermine, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America
Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Old copper mine buildings, preserved national historic site, Kennecott, Wrangel Mountains, Alaska, USA, North America
The Falun Copper Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Falun, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe
The Falun Copper Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Falun, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe
The Falun Copper Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Falun, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe
The Lavender open pit copper mine in Bisbee, Arizona, United States of America, North America
Chile. Chuquicamata open cast copper mine in northern chile.
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, North America
Main open-pit copper-sulphur mine at Rio Tinto, Huelva, Southwest Spain, Europe
Huge dump trucks working the Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, the largest by volume in the world, Chile, South America
Huge machinery working the Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, the largest by volume in the world, Chile, South America
Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
Santa Laura Salpeter mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atacama desert, Chile, South America
The abandoned company mine workers village in Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America
Copper mines in the former French mining town of Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Sewell Mining Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America
Sewell Mining Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America
Sewell Mining Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America
Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
Mynydd Parys Mountain, copper mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
Huge machinery working the Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, the largest by volume in the world, Chile, South America
Huge dump trucks working the Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, the largest by volume in the world, Chile, South America
The abandoned company mine workers village in Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America
The abandoned company mine workers village in Chuquicamata open pit copper mine, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America
Open pit mine, the largest in the world, pit is 3800m across and 720m deep, Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon copper mine, largest man-made hole in the world, United States of America, North America
Chuqui open-pit copper mine, 4km long, 720m d eep, trucks each carrying 300t of ore, Chuquicamata, Calama, Chile, South America
Chuquicamate copper mine, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America
Copper mining
Copper seam in old mine at Pozos, near San Miguel, Mexico, North America
'Iron Blow', the famous Mount Lyell mine where gold and copper was discovered in 1883, starting the mining boom and subsequent environmental damage here, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific
The Utah Smelter (1995) that services the nearby massive Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, The plant refines 99.9% pure copper & claims 99.9% removal of sulphur dioxide emissions, Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States of Americ (USA), North America
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Salt Lake City, Utah, UsaBingham Canyon Copper Mine, the 'Richest Hole on Earth' and the largest excavation in the world at 2.5 miles wide & .75 mile deep. The ore goes to the smelter on Great Salt Lake
The Utah Smelter (1995) that services the nearby massive Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, The plant refines 99.9% pure copper & claims 99.9% removal of sulphur dioxide emissions, Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America (USA), North America
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Bronze age copper mines on the Great Orme, Llandudno, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Copper staining in Coniston Copper mines, long since abandoned in the Lake District,, United Kingdom
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Exploring old copper mine levels on Coniston Old Man in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea Cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St Just in Cornwall,, United Kingdom
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sea cliffs stained green from copper deposits leaching from the old Geevor Tin Mine near St. Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Sygun Copper Mine, Beddgelert, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UK
Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon copper mine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, North America
CHL, Chile, Atacama Desert: the Chuquicamata copper mine near Calama, a mine worker with protective mask.
Conveyor belt, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Copper deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Special trucks, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Special trucks, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Aitik copper mine of Boliden AB, about 20 km southeast of the town of Gaellivare in northern Sweden, one of the largest open pit copper mines in Europe, in addition to copper, gold and silver, Molybdenum has been mined since 2008, Aitik, Lapland, Sweden,
Caterpillar 994F front end loader in the Aitik copper mine of Boliden AB, about 20 km southeast of the town of Gaellivare in northern Sweden, one of the largest open pit copper mines in Europe, in addition to copper, gold and silver, Molybdenum has been m
Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Copper deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made open pit on earth, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, America
CHL, Chile, Atacama Desert: the Chuquicamata copper mine near Calama.
A copper ore carrying truck in Asarco's Mission open pit copper mine, Sahuarita, Arizona, USA
Special trucks, Bingham Canyon Mine or Kennecott Copper Mine, largest man-made pit in the world, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, USA, PublicGround
ancient copper mine of Timna, Israel
Core samples,Pebble mine site, Illiamna, Alaska
Core samples,Pebble mine site, Illiamna, Alaska
Drilling for core samples, Pebble mine, Illiamna, AK
Tankardstown Mine, Copper Coast, Near Bunmahon, County Waterford, Ireland
Bucket Conveyor Track, Kennicott, Alaska, United States Of America
Kennicot With The Kennicot And Root Glacier, Kennicot, Alaska, United States Of America
Giant Truck Laden With Ore At Chuquicamata, The Largest Open Pit Copper Mine In The World, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Giant Truck Laden With Ore At Chuquicamata, The Largest Open Pit Copper Mine In The World, Antofagasta Region, Chile
United States, Nevada, Mojave Desert, Copper mining pit
R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
Reflections on Rio Tinto, near its source, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
Clay loaded with iron oxides and dried out, Rio Tinto, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.