[+] Australia
* Super Pit – gold mine near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
* Cadia mine; gold and copper mine located near Orange, New South Wales.
[+] Canada
* Colomac Mine – gold mine in Northwest Territories, Canada.
* Diavik Diamond Mine – diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada.
* Ekati Diamond Mine – diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada.
* Pine Point Mine – lead and zinc mine in Northwest Territories, Canada.
[+] Chile
* Chuquicamata – Chilean copper mine; the second largest open-pit copper mine in the world.
* Escondida copper mine
* Pascua Lama – gold and silver mine in Atacama, Chile (in project)
* Radomiro Tomic copper mine
[+] Colombia
* Cerrejón – coal mine in Guajira Department. Largest coal open pit mine in the world.
[+] Indonesia
* Grasberg mine – the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world located in the mountains of the Papua province.
[+] Kyrgyzstan
* Kumtor Gold Mine – gold mine in Tian Shan Mountains at 4,000-4,400 m (14,000 ft) above sea level.
[+] Mongolia
* Boroo Gold Mine – gold mine 110 km (70 mi) WNW of the capital Ulan Bator.
[+] Namibia
* Rossing – uranium mine.
[+] Portugal
* Sao Domingos Mine – copper mine.
[+] Russia
The Udachnaya pipe in Russia.
The Udachnaya pipe in Russia.
* Mirny Mine − diamond mine in Mirny, Eastern Siberia
* Udachnaya pipe − diamond mine in Yakutia, Russia.
[+] South Africa
* The Big Hole, a diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa that reaches a depth of more than 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
[+] United Kingdom
* Penrhyn Quarry – slate quarry in Wales.
[+] United States
* Berkeley Pit - former copper mine in Butte, Montana; now a toxic lake and tourist attraction.
* El Chino Mine – copper mine in Grant County, New Mexico.
* Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine – largest open pit iron mine in the world near Hibbing, Minnesota.
* Bingham Canyon Mine – largest excavation in the world; copper mine in Salt Lake County, Utah.
* Lavender Pit – copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona.
[+] Zambia
* Nchanga Open Pit Mine, Chingola. The second largest open cast mine in the world, covering nearly 30 km² and up to 400m deep.
(wikipedia)
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