Mining Operations

Journey to the Heart of Mining: Geometric Art inspired by Grasberg Gold Mine in Papua, Indonesia, 2017

Grasberg's gold mine vast,
Papua's precious hidden gem,
Nature's rich embrace.
Geometry of earth's veins,
Golden treasures leave their trace.

 
Grasberg Mine, Gold and Copper, Papua, Indonesia
The Grasberg Mine is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world. It is located in the province of Papua in Indonesia near Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Papua," Source: Wikipedia: Grasberg Mine.

Open Pit
Open-pit mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. Read more.

See also: Grasberg Mine Map 

 

 


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Apr 12, 2021