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AERIAL WS Heavy metal mines at Glen St Mary town / Florida, United States
AERIAL WS Heavy metal mines at Glen St Mary town / Florida, United States
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Illegal Gold Mining In Madre De Dios, Peru
CU, burning bush. The region of Madre de Dios in South-Eastern Peru has been devastated by illegal gold mining, it has a catastrophic effect on the environment and the local communities. The surge in global gold prices draws new miners...
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MS Miners working on the sulfur extraction at Ijen volcano crater / Ijen, Java, Indonesia
MS Miners working on the sulfur extraction at Ijen volcano crater / Ijen, Java, Indonesia
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MS PAN Ruins of Byzantine street / Shivta, Negev, Israel
MS PAN Ruins of Byzantine street / Shivta, Negev, Israel
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Close Up static - A gyrating conveyor transports coal.
Close Up static - A gyrating conveyor transports coal.
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AERIAL WS Heavy metal mines at Glen St Mary town / Florida, United States
AERIAL WS Heavy metal mines at Glen St Mary town / Florida, United States
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Medium Close Up steadicam tilt-down tilt-up - Heavy machinery works magnetically to move a pile of scrap metal / Claymont, Delaware
Medium Close Up steadicam tilt-down tilt-up - Heavy machinery works magnetically to move a pile of scrap metal / Claymont, Delaware
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Kali Und Salz Salt Works
Monte Kali refers to the spoil heap that towers over the town of Heringen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of a number of sites where K+S dump the unusable sodium chloride which is a byproduct of potash mining, a major industry in the area (...)
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Rubble surrounds the ruinous entrances of emerald mines and excavation sites in Sikait, Egypt.
Rubble surrounds the ruinous entrances of emerald mines and excavation sites in Sikait, Egypt.
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Rubble litters the excavation site and entrances of the Sikait emerald mines in Egypt.
Rubble litters the excavation site and entrances of the Sikait emerald mines in Egypt.
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An archaeologist takes photos at an ancient quarry in Wadi Hammamat.
An archaeologist takes photos at an ancient quarry in Wadi Hammamat.
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A hand points out plans on a mining schematic.
A hand points out plans on a mining schematic.
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A hand points out plans on a mining schematic.
A hand points out plans on a mining schematic.
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January 2016. Limestone quarry in Villalain, in the North of Burgos, Spain
January 2016. Limestone quarry in Villalain, in the North of Burgos, Spain
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A man operates a large machine at a granite quarry.
A man operates a large machine at a granite quarry.
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WS coal miner transporting coals in cart / United States
WS coal miner transporting coals in cart / United States
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A quarry worker uses water spraying from a drill bit to rinse off a nail.
A quarry worker uses water spraying from a drill bit to rinse off a nail.
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A quarry worker adjusts the slack on a granite cutter cable.
A quarry worker adjusts the slack on a granite cutter cable.