Mining -- Copper

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Fragments of green copper ore litter the site of an abandoned mine.
Keystone Canyon, New York Mountains, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1992).

The Bingham Canyon open pit mine is considered to be the largest in the world.
Bingham Canyon Mine, near Tooele, UT (1978).

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