List of open-pit mines

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List of open-pit mines

This is a list of open-pit mines.

Super Pit gold mine.

Argentina

Australia

Botswana

Bulgaria

Canada

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East Pit of Sherman Mine in Temagami, Ontario, Canada

Chile

Colombia

Egypt

Germany

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Lignite mine in the background of Lützerath, Germany

India

Rampura Agucha Mines, Zinc mine in Rajasthan

Indonesia

Iran

Kyrgyzstan

Mongolia

Namibia

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Open Cast Mine, Uncovered Coal Seam, Kai Point Coal Mine, New Zealand

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

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The Udachnaya pipe in Russia.
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Abandoned baryte mine shaft in Perthshire, Scotland; an example of small scale open pit mining

South Africa

  • The Big Hole a former diamond mine in Kimberley, dug to 240 m (790 ft) between 1871 and 1914, making it the deepest hand-excavated pit in the world. Now a museum.
  • The Jagersfontein Mine operating between 1888 and 1971. This was hand-excavated to 201 m (660 ft) by 1911, and the hand-dug pit was sightly larger than the Big Hole.
  • The Palabora Open Pit mechanically excavated by Palabora Mining Company, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province. The pit is 898m deep and 1846m across on top.[5]
  • Voorspoed diamond mine

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

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The Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Arizona

Zambia

  • Nchanga Open Pit Mine, Chingola the second largest open cast mine in the world,[9] covering nearly 30 km2 and up to 400m deep.
  • Area j open cast mine, kitwe, copper ores.

See also

  • Mining – Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
  • Open-pit mining – Surface mining technique

References

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