Grasberg Mine, Indonesia
From series “Giant Artificial Quarries of the Planet”
There is a unique massive quarry in Indonesia too. The Grasberg Mine is one of the largest gold, silver and copper reserves, located near Puncak Jaya mountain range. The mine employes 19500 people and remains the world leader in output of copper, gold and silver.
The Grasberg is the world’s highest quarry, this significantly complicates the process of its development. It is only recently that the production has fully been developed with the assistance of modern technology. Nowadays, ownership belongs to Freeport McMoran corporation.
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