Northeastern Nevada has a geological feature rich with gold.
Published Aug 27, 2017
Acquired February 15, 2010, this true-color image shows the Super Pit Mine in Western Australia and part of the neighboring metropolitan area of Kalgoorlie.
Published Feb 21, 2010
A torrent of waste sludge from an iron mine has devastated a small town in Minas Gerais.
Published Feb 1, 2019
Located in the Sudirman Mountains of the Irian Jaya province of Indonesia, the Grasberg complex is one of the largest gold and copper mining operations in the world.
Published Aug 1, 2005
otswana ranks first among the world’s gem-quality diamond producers, and diamond mining makes up 70 percent of the nation’s export revenue. The Jwaneng Diamond Mine, in south-central Botswana, sits atop the convergence of three kimberlite pipes—diamond-rich geologic formations. Because the pipes meet just below the surface and cover some 520,000 square meters (128.5 acres) at ground level, the diamonds are mined from an open pit rather than a mine tunneled below the surface.
Published Oct 26, 2008
The terraced layers of red earth that make up the Carajás Iron Ore Mine contrast with the deep green Amazon Rainforest in this cloud-free image.
Published Jul 29, 2009
One of Earth’s richest borate deposits is at the center of the largest open-pit mine in California.
Published Nov 11, 2013
One of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, the Cananea mine produced over 164,000 tonnes of copper in 2006. The active, 2-kilometer-diameter Colorada Pit is recognizable by the concentric steps, or benches, cut around its perimeter.
Published Apr 21, 2008
The impoundment area for waste materials associated with the Escondida Copper Mine in Chile is centered in this astronaut photograph from December 9, 2009.
Published Apr 5, 2010
Acquired September 16, 2010, this natural-color image shows Chile’s San José copper and gold mine where a mine collapse trapped 33 miners.
Published Sep 26, 2010
A breach in an earthen containment dam at a mine in British Columbia sent wastewater surging into nearby creeks and lakes.
Published Aug 17, 2014
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Catoca diamond mine on June 21, 2001. Besides the Catoca diamond mine, ASTER observed an active fire burning northeast of the mine.
Published Jul 20, 2008
