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| | The BHP Copper Co's Robinson Project in Ely, Nevada. The works are claimed to be the world's largest re-mining operation. I'll go along with that. The Liberty pit, shown here, is huge, and the tailings spread out for miles and miles. |
| | These are some serious cranes, or actually 'Electric Rope Shovels'. Each scoop contains 30 cubic meters of ore-rishous goodness. Big brother keeps an eye on the dump trucks via GPS monitors. |
| | An old rail line along which the concentrated ore is hauled away. BHP projects a yearly production of 142 million pounds of copper, 92,000 ounces of gold and a cool 343,000 ounces of silver. |
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