AI generated image of a Deep sea exploration and mining in abyssal plains performed by AUV and autonomous drones

Open pit mine, the largest in the world, pit is 3800m across and 720m deep, Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Utah, USA

Vein mine 300 metres deep, Mogok ruby mines, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Portrait of a miner, Tower Colliery deep-coal mine, Hirwaun, County Mid Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

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.

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.

Old ocher extraction gallery, Luberon Regional Nature Park, Vaucluse, France

Old ocher extraction gallery, Luberon Regional Nature Park, Vaucluse, France

Reflection of trees in Tinto river, Rio Tinto minas, Rio Tinto, Huelva, Spain