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Tag Archives: open pit mines
Open-pit cities – scarred urban geography
Below is a series of amazing (and in some cases disturbing) aerial images of cities around the world whose destiny is (or has been) at least in part tied to open-pit mining or quarrying. While these mines and quarries may … Continue reading →
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