Mining Operations

Diverse views of open-pit mining sites, heavy machinery in action, and natural landscapes altered by mining activities.

The Blue Mine disused copper mine. Springbok. Northern Cape. South Africa. It was the original copper mine and the first commercial mine of any type in South Africa.

Open pit mine wulfrath, Germany, aerial view. Open pit mine wulfrath, Germany, aerial drone view. Copyright: xZoonar.com/HugoxKurkx 22113759

Full capacity heavy duty haul truck driving out of an open pit c

Bulldozer doing mountain road construction in Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh, India

Schleben opencast mine

Straße zur Sandgrube im Altai. Gewinnung von Sand für Straßenbauarbeiten auf der alten Terrasse des Katun-Flusses Road to the sand quarry in Altai. Extraction of sand for road works on the ancient terrace of the Katun River. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergxZastavkinxSergeyxPristyazhnyukx 22534378

Mining of marble, quarry, Carrara, Italy, Europe

Aerial view of construction workers and heavy machinery amid a landscape of earthy tones and rocky textures, Lisičići, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Blue Mine disused copper mine. Springbok. Northern Cape. South Africa. It was the original copper mine and the first commercial mine of any type in South Africa.

England, Cornwall, Industry, Open cast china clay mine.

Elements set by man to facilitate the route via ferrata. Dolomites, Italy, Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Europe, Italy, Carrara, Marble Quarries. Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor

aerial view of open-pit copper mine in Atacama desert, Chile

Aerial view of the stark, sun-baked landscape where industrial machinery claws at the earth, Redinha, Leiria, Portugal.

EXPLOTACION PETROLIFERA CONDUCCIONES. Location: ESTACION PETROLIFERA. AYOLUENGO. BURGOS. SPAIN.

View of a quarry

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965. Construction of irrigation works at the Kibbets Hakuk at Lake Tiberias. Workers busy with a driller in the bottom of a newly dug slot. January 1, 1964. Galilee, Hakuk, Israel

Steinbruch Quarry north of Graz Austria Copyright: xZoonar.com/RobertxBossx 4553596

A790773 U12G NUTCRACKER J BOYES(Project Engineer) OCT 25 79EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 10/25/1979 BOYES, JOHN; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DIRT (SOIL); G-TUNNEL; HILLS; HILLSIDES; MALE; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUTCRACKERS; TEST SITES; TRUCKS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; NUTCRACKER historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Truck in the quarry. Close up tire and trailer

"Koidu 2" diamond mine, part of diamond company Koidu Ltd., Koidu Kimberlite Project, Koidu, Koidu-Sefadu, Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Bulldozer doing mountain road construction in Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Aerial view of machines working at salt production facility, Australia.

Tipper truck heading along dirt road in quarry

Welzow-Sued opencast lignite mine of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) in Lower Lusatia, Welzow, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

A88488 U12G GAUGE INCLUSION TEST SHOT DAY CARL SMITH (PROJECT ENGINEER) APR 18 88 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 4/18/1988 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; GAUGE INCLUSION TEST; HARD HATS; HARD-HATS; HILLS; MALE; MALES; MEN; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROCKS; ROCKS (MISCELLANEOUS); SHOT DAY; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; U12G GAUGE INCLUSION TEST historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Abandoned asbestos mining site in Thetford Mines (Quebec, Canada)

A801353 U12N MINERS IRON FAULT GAGE PLACEMENT JIMMY G LEE OCT 23 80 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 10/23/1980 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; FAULT GAGE PLACEMENT; INSTALLING; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; LEE, JIMMY G.; MINERS IRON TEST; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; TEST SITES; U12N; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPON EFFECTS; WEAPONS RELATED; WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY; WIRE & CABLES; U12N - FAULT GAGE PLACEMENT historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Bingham Canyon Mine. Utah - USA. one of the biggest open pit copper mines in the world - also mine gold - silver - molybdenum - pit can be seen from space.

colorful construction sand mound quarry variety sands

Colorful construction sand mound quarry variety sands

Caterpillar D6N compaction machine working on council rubbish tip, with scavenging crows, near Ellesmere, Cheshire, England, march

sandbag white big bag sand sacks quarry perspective

Parys Mountain ex copper mine. Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

A man filling a water bottle by an icecave in Fer a Ceval France

High angle view of an oil derrick in the desert

hardened lava field and cableway on Mount Etna travel to Italy - view of hardened lava field and cableway on Mount Etna in Sicily in summer day Copyright: xZoonar.com/VVxVoennyyx 10549104

Demitz-Thumitz large quarry. The crushed granite is used to produce block steps, floor coverings, cover slabs, window sills, solid work, paving and columns. Due to its good physical properties and its decorative effect, Lusatian granite has long been used in interior and exterior architecture

Italy, Tuscany, Carrare, Marble Quarry, Excavator, View From Above

fire fighters putting out hot spots

Man working at Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru

Worker carrying fully loaded baskets of sulphur out of the Ijen Volcano, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Iron winding tower on mine site, Mazarron, Murcia, Spain, Europe

Dust and cement factory in mountain area, Syria

Gravel pile used for road construction and maintenance

Serre di Rapolano, Siena province, Tuscany. Industry of Travertino marble

gold miner at work at strip mine manica, mozambique, south eastern africa

Excavator doing road construction in Himalayas. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Giant Truck Laden With Ore At Chuquicamata, The Largest Open Pit Copper Mine In The World, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Mining of marble, quarry, Carrara, Italy, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze, installers working with rope pulley on goods cable lift

Portugal, Alentejo, Estremoz. A marble mine by the small town of Estremoz in the Alentejo region of Portugal.

Cleaning Mercantour in summer France

Chile, Santiago, Large boulder in stone quarry

Wreck of the Peter Iredale on Clatsop Spit in Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Vintage Photograph. Industrial quarry at dusk with illuminated conveyor belts.

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Cleaning Mercantour in summer France

Aerial view of a quarry revealing contrasting textures of sand and stone, a lone wheel loader, and parked cars near the edge, Manilva, Andalusia, Spain.

Construction of roads in difficult circumstances through the rock in northern Russia

Aerial view of brilliant white marble quarries cascading down rugged mountainsides, the rough stone contrasting with the precision of industrial equipment, Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Artisan gold mining, Mongolia

Biomass electrical plant, Shasta, CA USA

Elevated view of workers in a small mountaintop removal coal mine.

Vintage retro effect filtered hipster style travel image of Bulldozer doing road construction in Himalayas. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Pozo Ibarra, old Ciñera mine, Ciñera de Gordón, Leon, Spain.

The Tehri Dam under construction in northern India. The town of Tehri in the background will be inundated when the reservoir is filled.

Opal Mines at Coober Pedy, South Australia

Silver Mining, Cerro Rico

Die Überreste der stillgelegten Great Snaefell Mine bei Agneash, Isle of Man Die Überreste der stillgelegten Great Snaefell Mine bei Agneash, Isle of Man LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/BerndxBrueggemannx 23292282

Germany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze, installers working on goods cable lift

ROAD BUILDING, TANZANIA. .

Giant dragline power shovel mines coal in Montana

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Barbed wire and excavation

Aerial view excavator working on a construction site.

A man is working in the saline pools at a salt mining operation in Zapotitlan de las Salinas, in the state of Puebla, Mexico.

Report on a rescue device specializing in difficult mountain access. The employees receive, fix and set up the antenna which will serve as a relay in the valley located below.

August 13, 2011 - Mine machinery and pool for cooling water, Kawah Ijen volcano, Java, Indonesia.

A Mongolian gold mine devouring much of the Mongolian grasslands near the Khuisiin Naiman Nuur Nature Reserve, Uyanga, Oevoerkhangai Aimak, Mongolia, Asia

Faro Mine, Yukon

Backhoe bulldozer working hard with stones

Hand_working in Colchani salt pans, Salar de Uyuni, salt flat, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Abandoned smelter with Hell´s Bells slag forms at Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada

Large gravel pile used for road construction and maintenance, Washington state, USA. 8/14/2012

A891343 U12G ROCK-CUTTING CHAINSAW LAWRENCE CARRILLO (Project Engineer) NOV 21 89 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 11/21/1989 CHAINSAWS; CUTTING EQUIPMENT; CUTTING TOOLS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; G-TUNNEL; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ROCK-CUTTING CHAINSAW; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flame trench deflector that was located below and between the left and right crawlerway tracks has been removed. Work will continue to repair or replace the bricks on the walls.Pad B is being refurbished to support NASAs Space Launch System and other launch vehicles. The Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program at Kennedy is leading the centers transformation to safely handle a variety of rockets and spacecraft.

Brown bear and caucasus mountains. Elevator road

USA, Texas, aerial view of sand mine near San Antonio with unloaded rail cars

Manufacture of coal briquette Lake Erhaï Yunnan China

Access roads being cleared after the May 12, 2008 earthquake and landslides, CCRCGP, Wolong, China

A780936 ROCK SPRINGS, WY TALLEY SITE #17 BOB BEASLEY (Project Engineer) AUG 21 78 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/21/1978 BEASLEY, BOB; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MUD; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; OIL EXPLORATION; OIL FIELDS; OIL SHALE PROJECT; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; SHALE OIL PROJECT; SPOOLS; TALLEY SITE; TALLEY SITE #17; TEST SITES; WELLS, OIL; WIRE & CABLES; WYOMING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

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