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Face in strip mine

Face in strip mine

Veiw of old coal strip pit. View in KMZ looks like a face. Rotate 180 degrees and it looks like an indian chief
No rating yet02/16/2009519Google Earth Logo
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Desert Oil Platform

Desert Oil Platform

This is a Petronas oil platform in the middle of the desert north of N'Guigmi.
Rating of 501/24/2009378Google Earth Logo
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Gigantic kite over the lake...

Gigantic kite over the lake...

And it looks so good! It´s Africa!
situated in the north of Botswana, this place (18km2!) is an open-field "mine" of salt. It´s the quantity of salt and microorganisms in the water witch produce those differences of colours.
built in 1991, by the company Soda Ash Botswana, this place produce 300 000Tons of soda and 650 000Tons of salt, each year.
The lake is ...
Rating of 4.501/09/2009192Google Earth Logo
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A scallop shell in the Chilean desert

A scallop shell in the Chilean desert

.. Or, at least, looks like it.
Here is the waste dumps "mountain" of the chuquicamata open pit copper mine. north of Chile. Its diameter is about 1600 meters!
... Would it be because the Santiago (name of the capital of the country) emblem is a scallop shell?
Rating of 401/03/2009140Google Earth Logo
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Quarries near Fischbach

Quarries near Fischbach

During a hill walk on the "Heuberg" i found this two quarries
Rating of 408/03/2008596Google Earth Logo
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Iron Mountain Limestone Mine

Iron Mountain Limestone Mine

Many films and other well know documents are stored in this location. There are offices and business that run from within the old limestone mine in Boyers PA.
Rating of 305/07/2008264Google Earth Logo
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Lake in old quarry

Lake in old quarry

Old quarry near Besenovo village in Serbia. Water is very clean here. You can almost see the bottom. Great place for a little swim and relaxation.
By the way, the swimming here is forbidden but nobody obey that rule :)
Rating of 303/13/2008385Google Earth Logo
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Coober Pedy opal mines

Coober Pedy opal mines

Thanks to new image update you can see the holes of the opal mines.
No rating yet10/02/2007394Google Earth Logo
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Soby brown coal mine

Soby brown coal mine

This is the danish lignite or brown coal mine of Soby opened 1939 and lasted till 1970. The mine was 4000 acres big and over 2000 people worked here.

Today it's a museum with housings, a shop but also the equipment used to dig the coal.

The mine was also used as movie location for the danish Morten Korch movie "Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden" from 1958.
No rating yet10/02/2007244Google Earth Logo
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Foetus

Foetus

This big hole is the mine Jeffrey (Asbestos mine)look like a foetus.
Rating of 309/20/2007898Google Earth Logo
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Coal mining shaft tower

Coal mining shaft tower

Mining shaft of the former coal mine "Consolidation" in
Gelsenkirchen (Germany).
The mine is closed because it´s unprofitable to keep it open but the mining shaft is still standing.
Rating of 307/26/2007372Google Earth Logo
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Porphyr-Facility, Weinheim

Porphyr-Facility, Weinheim

Porphyr is a vulcanic stone, used as macadam and polished as floor stone. You can see the quarry in Weinheim, Germany.
No rating yet06/16/2007453Google Earth Logo
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Cement Mining - Arizona

Cement Mining - Arizona

This is the Rillito Cement Plant in Rillito, Arizona.

Here's a guide to how cement is made:
http://www.mine-engineer.com/mining/cement.htm
No rating yet06/13/2007639Google Earth Logo
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Ivigtut former cryolite mine

Ivigtut former cryolite mine

Ivigtut was founded as a mining town. In 1806, cryolite was found in the area, and mining started in 1865. The mineral deposits were exhausted by 1987, and the town lost its economic base. Now, the town of Ivigtut is abandoned, and the only settlement of the municipality is the naval base Kangilinnguit (Grønnedal) east of Ivigtut which is to stay.

The photo shows the mining hole ...
Rating of 306/04/2007868Google Earth Logo
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Marble Mountain

Marble Mountain

this is the mountain from which most of the marble in Spain (and a little of europe) comes from from the ground it is truely spectacular to see.
No rating yet03/24/2007459Google Earth Logo
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Morocco mining facilities

Morocco mining facilities

Some sort of mining facilities, each with a letter and number designation carved into the earth.
Rating of 403/17/2007514Google Earth Logo
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Cerrejon Coal Mine

Cerrejon Coal Mine

Cerrejón is the world's largest export open pit coal mining operation. Coal production capacity is estimated in 22 million metric tons per year. Open pit mining is an operation that starts with the cleaning of the surface and the careful withdrawal of the topsoil layer, which is stored for future rehabilitation of the involved lands.
Rating of 3.403/15/2007789Google Earth Logo
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Asbestos mine

Asbestos mine

Asbestos mine of Balangero (Turin, Italy)
No rating yet02/28/2007305Google Earth Logo
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Biggest Front Shovel Excavator, Aurora Oil Shale Mine, Canada

Biggest Front Shovel Excavator, Aurora Oil Shale Mine, Canada

With a huge 2,223,000 lb use-weight, the O&K RH 400 built in Germany the biggest front-shovel-excavator world-wide . It was presented in 1997 to the public in Dortmund officially.

This colossus of two 16 cylinder engines is based on directly-injecting turbo-diesel-aggregates from the Cummins company. These two engines of the type QSK 60 are developping power of 4398 HP togeth...
Rating of 002/22/20071,607Google Earth Logo
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Soudan Iron Mine - Oldest Mine in Minnesota

Soudan Iron Mine - Oldest Mine in Minnesota

The Soudan Mine on the Vermilion Range is the oldest and deepest iron mine in Minnesota. Its opening in 1884 set the stage for Minnesota’s reign as the country’s leading iron ore producer.

In 1880 Charlemagne Tower, a wealthy Pennsylvania industrialist, purchased some 20,000 acres of iron-rich land in northern Minnesota for development. Within two years he had incorporated the M...
No rating yet01/26/2007530Google Earth Logo
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Dragline Excavator

Dragline Excavator

A dragline excavator at the Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine near Hibbing,MN. This mine is the largest open pit iron mine in the world. The mine is approximately 3 miles long, 2 miles wide, and 535 feet deep.
Rating of 201/24/2007876Google Earth Logo
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A lot of little mines on desert Western (Xinkiang,China)

A lot of little mines on desert Western (Xinkiang,China)

In this area there are a lot of little excavations.
No rating yet12/27/2006493Google Earth Logo
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Mysterious Station in Libya

Mysterious Station in Libya

This is what appears to be some kind of oil or natural resource mining station. There are many lines etched into the desert connecting this facility to other structures.
Rating of 312/21/2006584Google Earth Logo
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diamond mine in Yakoutia (Russia)

diamond mine in Yakoutia (Russia)

Russian: тру́бка Уда́чная, lit. successful pipe or lucky pipe) is a large diamond deposit in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located within the Arctic circle, at (66°25′N 112°19′E) in the Daldyn kimberlite field. Udachnaya was discovered on June 15, 1955, just two days after the first Soviet di...
Rating of 311/07/20061,036Google Earth Logo
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Snowy Waterfalls

Snowy Waterfalls

Looks like frozen waterfalls, but is actually another mine.
Rating of 2.509/26/2006462Google Earth Logo
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