'THE CORNISH MINER. The Kapunda Mine. This statue is a monument to the profound, role and contribution of the Cornish miner in the Kapunda and in due course in other mines in South Australia. The Kapunda mine, established in 1844, was the first successful metal mine in Australia and contributed greatly to the economic development of South Australia. Up to its closure in 1878 ore to the value of...
This is the second biggest opensky mine in the world, this mine have been used for two thousand years ago by Romans, and nowadays it's used by the NASA because the terrain is such as Mars, the dam you can see at the north of the mine are contamined waters.
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.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lays within Kraków metropolitan area. The mine had been in continuous operation, producing table salt since the 13th century until 2007 as one of the world's oldest operating salt mines (the oldest being in Bochnia, Poland, some 20 kilometers away from Wieliczka). The mine is a major tourist attraction, with about 1.2...
The Ekati open pit diamond mine in northern Canada. Zoom in to see the huge trucks and excavators. Visit http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/ekati/ for more information on this mine.
Ten miners were in the middle of a 12-hour shift early Monday (Aug 6, 2007)morning when a mine shaft collapsed, trapping six of the men. The other four were able to escape and are now helping in rescue efforts. It's believed the six miners are trapped 1,500 feet underground, 2,000 feet from the nearest access and nearly 4 miles from where they entered the mine.
crop circle remains nr Windmill Hill,Avebury,Wilshire, June 2003.
hard to find picture, only graphic data:
http://www.cropcircle-archive.com/archive/index.php?decade=2000&year=03&month=6&language=en&thumb=&sortby=,day&sort=,1&id=4654&i=16