Saturday, 11 July 2015

World Largest gold mine

Grasberg Mine 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, and it has 19,500 employees.

The Grasberg Mine complex from space. Puncak Jaya is the high point of the snow-covered ridge to the east of the mine. The peak is at 4,884 meters (16,024 ft) above sea level. The rim of the open pit is at about 4,270 meters (14,010 ft)




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