Mining and Resource Extraction Sites

Quarries and mining sites featuring machinery and landscapes related to the extraction of marble, limestone, and zinc, showcasing industrial activity.

Open cast marble mine, Greece, Europe
Open cast marble mine, Greece, Europe
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Nickel mine, Thio, New Caledonia, French Overseas Collectivity, France.
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Crews with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District install protective netting on the rock between the emergency and service spillways at the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project in Lake Isabella, California, Sept. 14, 2022. Crews are approaching completion of construction work on the project, which includes upgrades to the auxiliary and main dams, service spillway, emergency spillway and a new labyrinth weir. The project is designed to reduce flood risk for downstream communities including Bakersfield.
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Cinder blocks, which lie in the bays. Storage cinder block
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Douglas, Arizona, Fence panels and other materials for the barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border sit unused., more than a year after President Donald Trump left office. President Joe Biden stopped new construction of the fence in this remote region after he was inaugurated, calling it a waste of money.
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The Blue Mine disused copper mine. Springbok. Northern Cape. South Africa. It was the original copper mine and the first commercial mine of any type in South Africa.
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Sheep, Harvested wheat field, Landscape north of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
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Bridge construction Concrete pillars for new road bridge construction Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 14710446
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AN aerial view of the rail transfer facility construction site, looking southeast. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Drying Coffee Beans, Finca Vista Hermosa Coffee Plantation, Agua Dulce, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
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Concrete spillway in rural countryside beside country road
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Haul road in Operable Unit-1 facing Southwest , Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area. Environmental Cleanup Operations at the Mound Site in Miamisburg, Ohio
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Race track at Irunkattukottai Sriperumbudur Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Aerial view of a vibrant crane yard, where red, yellow, and green metal structures contrast against the rolling green hills, Estepona, Andalusia, Spain.
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Cala Blava substation, electrical network of Spain, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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Aerial view of active limestone quarry, White Peak, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, september
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Steinbruch auf Mallorca Mallorca, steinbruch, industrie, spanien, balearen, bauindustrie, rohstoff, rohstoffe, Copyright: xZoonar.com/VolkerxRauchx 10788256
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Aerial view of marble quarries reveal stark white cuts against rugged terrain, under a sky streaked with dramatic clouds, Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.
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Huge mining hole at Waihi gold mine in New Zealand
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A810461 U12G AERIAL PORTAL SHOT CHARLES WIMMER (Project Engineer) AUG 14 81 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/14/1981 AERIAL; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AERIAL PHOTOS; AERIAL PORTAL SHOT; AERIAL SITE PHOTO; AERIAL VIEWS; CHARLES CRIST; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; G-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR TESTING; PORTALS; ROADS; SNOW; TEST SITES; TREES & SHRUBS; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Construction near Vashi bridge in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox
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Arid crushing quarry in Castellon province at Valencian Community of Spain
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Metal construction barriers with green netting beside a sandy road, in Daejeon, South Korea, Asia
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Grid on the dirt road in Isrsael
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Crews with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District continue construction of the labyrinth weir at the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project in Lake Isabella, California, on July 28, 2022. Crews are approaching completion of construction work on the dam system, including the auxiliary and main dams, emergency spillway and labyrinth weir. The project is designed to reduce flood risk for downstream communities including Bakersfield.
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An aerial view of part of an Iraqi airfield being repaired by members of a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) air detachment. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Karakoram Highway, Pakistan, July 19, 2018: People watching recovery works after landslide destroyed dangerous mountain road in Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. Illustrative editorial, Asia
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A800351 U12N MINERS IRON GENERAL SHOTS JOHNSON (Project Engineer) FEB 21 80 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/21/1980 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; GENERAL SHOTS; LANDSCAPES; MINERS IRON; MOUNTAINS; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SCENERY; SCENERY (LANDSCAPE); SCENERY SHOTS; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; TUNNELS BY USAGE; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VIEWS; WEAPONS EFFECTS historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Aerial view of a quarry, Bunol, Valencia, Spain.
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Containers and traffic cones on construction site against buildings
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Aerial View of chicken factory sheds and palm oil plantation, Sabah State, Malaysia
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Aerial view of a crane yard with red and yellow cranes contrasting against the earth tones, Metal Grua crane yard, Estepona, Andalusia, Spain.
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Cords of firewood in St. Barbe, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
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High voltage pylons. Around Ballsh. Republic of Albania.
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Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. Excavation at the Sarazm Archaeological Site. (Editorial Use Only)
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Species protection, construction of spawning waters for amphibians in cultivated landscape, freshly concreted and water-filled basin, Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
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Man by broken bridge
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Aerial view of petrochemical oil refinery and sea in industrial engineering and energy concept in Dubai, urban city, UAE. Oil and gas tanks pipelines in industry. Modern metal factory. Power plant.
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View of the saline pools and baskets of drying salt at a salt mining operation in Zapotitlan de las Salinas, in the state of Puebla, Mexico.
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Aerial view of construction equipment scattered across a dusty site near the Riva promenade, contrasting with the vibrant Adriatic Sea, Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.