Abandoned Mining Infrastructure

Rusting relics of old mining operations, featuring conveyors and structures amidst rugged landscapes, evoking a sense of history.

Headgear at the copper mine. Nababiep (Nababeep). Namaqualand. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Headgear at the copper mine. Nababiep (Nababeep). Namaqualand. Northern Cape. South Africa.
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old cars in a coal mine dump with automatic system
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French West Indies, Guadaloupe, Marie, Galante Island: Distillerie Bielle, 18th Century Rum Distillery
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Australia, Whiteman, Whiteman Park, antique mining equipment
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Conveyor belt at an old gravel quarry. Mining and quarrying equipment
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Aerial of a trainload of sawmill logs, Idaho
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Aerial view of a factory complex with a tall chimney releasing smoke into the sky, near a river, Sremska Mitrovica, Vojvodina, Serbia.
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Houghton Michigan Mine
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A distillation for the extraction of eucalyptus oil. The leaves were placed in the cauldron, heated and evaporated
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Alaska, Seward Peninsula, Nome. Swanberg Dredge, Alaska Gold Company Dredge No. 5, smaller than most, but typical design. Was in operation until the 1950's.
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Dredge Number 4 near Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada.
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Armenia, Lori Province, Alaverdi. Closed copper smelting plant. Major polluter.
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Disused machinery and building at Magpie Mine, in the Peak District
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Shaft furnace battery, 1871-77
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Moreni oil well in Romania
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Canada, British Columbia, Britannia Beach, British Columbia Museum of Mining, museum display
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Museu da Industria Baleeira, whaling industry museum in Sao Roque do Pico, winches for pulling whales. Pico Island, an island in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. (Editorial Use Only)