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Brown coal mining
Giant bucket wheel excavator mining brown coal in an open cast mine. In the background smoke stack of a coal fired power station.
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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 dump truck bed lifts up to empty its contents.
A dump truck bed lifts up to empty its contents.
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Surface mining equipment drops fine chunks of rock.
Surface mining equipment drops fine chunks of rock.
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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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First Nation Canadians speaking at the Healing Walk protest against the tar sands that are devastating their lands and way of life. The tar sands are the largest industrial development on the planet and the world's most environmentally destructive, a disas
First Nation Canadians speaking at the Healing Walk protest against the tar sands that are devastating their lands and way of life. The tar sands are the largest industrial development on the planet and the world's most environmentally...
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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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A worker adjusts machinery at a granite quarry.
A worker adjusts machinery 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