An aerial view of the tiers and levels of excavation in an open pit phosphate mine.

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An aerial view of an open pit phosphate mine

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Soda Springs, Idaho, USA
Photo credit: © RMBrown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aerial, belt, contamination, conveyor, danger, dike, earth, ecology, environment, environmental, equipment, excavation, extracting, geology, ground, industrial, industry, mineral, moving, open, ore, phosphate, piler, pit, pollution, quality, quarry, resource, rock, seepage, soil, stone, tailings, terraces, tiers, water