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The mining never stops, but Kennecott’s massive open pit grows — slowly
The scale is astonishing: nearly 100 trucks, each one carrying 320 tons (640,000 pounds) of ore, running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The trucks crawl along at 10 to 15 mph, carrying ...
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Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark
Plans for a massive open-pit mine threaten wild salmon and bears at two of Alaska's wildest national parks. Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks and Preserves in Alaska are a part of one of the ...
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Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the late 1800s to the 1990s. Miners are back at the Colosseum Mine today—but ...