This is a list of open-pit mines.
Argentina Bajo de la Alumbrera
Cerro Vanguardia Mine – gold and silver mine located near Puerto San Julián, Santa Cruz Pascua Lama – binational gold and silver mine in San Juan, Argentina and Atacama, Chile (in project)
Australia Boddington Gold Mine – gold and copper mine near Boddington, Western Australia Cadia Mine – gold and copper mine located near Orange, New South Wales Challenger Mine – gold mine near Coober Pedy, South Australia Hunter Valley Operations – metallurgic and thermal coal mine near Singleton, New South Wales McArthur River Mine – zinc, lead and silver mine southwest of Borroloola, Northern Territory Prominent Hill mine – copper mine near Coober Pedy, South Australia Ranger Mine – uranium mine east of Darwin, Northern Territory Sunrise Dam gold mine – gold mine near Laverton, Western Australia Super Pit – gold mine near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Telfer Mine – gold and copper mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia Peak Downs Mine – coking coal mine near Moranbah, Queensland Goonyella Riverside Mine – metallurgical coking coal near Moranbah, Queensland
Botswana Jwaneng diamond mine Orapa diamond mine Damtshaa diamond mine Letlhakane diamond mine
Brazil Carajás mine – iron ore mine in Carajás Chapada mine – gold mine in Chapada Pitinga mine – tin mine in Pitinga Serra Grande Gold Mine – gold mine in Serra Grande
Bulgaria Maritsa Iztok Mines – coal mine near Radnevo, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria
Canada
Adams Mine – abandoned mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario Athabasca oil sands – second largest proven petroleum reserve in the world as of 2013, located in northern Alberta along the Athabasca river. Barkerville Mine - Gold Mine near Wells, British Columbia Colomac Mine – gold mine in Northwest Territories Copperfields Mine, an abandoned base and precious metal mine in Temagami, Ontario Copper Mountain Mine – Copper mine South of Princeton, British Columbia Detour Lake Gold Mine - Gold mine in Cochrane, Ontario Diavik Diamond Mine – diamond mine in Northwest Territories Ekati Diamond Mine – diamond mine in Northwest Territories Elkview Operations – Coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia Fording River – Coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia Gibraltar Mine copper mine near Williams Lake, British Columbia Greenhills - coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia Highland Valley Copper – copper mine in British Columbia Jeffrey Mine - abandoned asbestos mine in Val-des-Sources, Quebec Kanichee Mine, an abandoned base and precious metal mine in Temagami, Ontario Line Creek – Coal Mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia Marmoraton Mine - abandoned Iron ore mine east of Peterborough, Ontario and North of Trenton, Ontario Mary River Mine – Iron mine in the Mary River region of Baffin Island, Nunavut Mount Milligan – Copper/Gold Mine west of Mackenzie, British Columbia Pine Point Mine – lead and zinc mine in Northwest Territories Red Chris Mine - Copper/Gold Mine 80km South of Dease Lake, British Columbia Sherman Mine – abandoned iron mine in Temagami, Ontario Canadian Malartic Mine – among the largest gold mines of Canada
Chile
Chuquicamata – copper mine Collahuasi – copper mine El Abra – copper mine Escondida – copper mine Los Pelambres – copper mine Radomiro Tomic – copper mine
Egypt Sukari – gold mine
Finland Kevitsa mine – large nickel-copper mine in Sodankylä, Lapland
Germany
Tagebau Garzweiler – lignite mine Tagebau Hambach – lignite mine Tagebau Inden – lignite mine
India Hutti – gold mine in Raichur District of Karnataka Neyveli Lignite – largest open cast mines in India Rampura Agucha Mines, Zinc mine in Rajasthan
Indonesia Batu Hijau mine – copper and gold mine on the island of Sumbawa Grasberg mine – largest gold and second largest copper mine in the world in Papua province
Iran Gol Gohar mine – the largest iron mine in Iran Sarcheshme Copper Mine – copper mine with side production of gold and molybdenum
Japan Hachinohe mine – limestone mine in Hachinohe Hanaoka mine – black ore mine in Hanaoka Hishikari mine – gold mine in Isa Kurokawa gold mine – gold mine in Kurokawa Matsuo mine – iron and sulphur mine in Matsuo Naganobori Copper Mine – copper mine in Mine, Yamaguchi
Kazakhstan Aktogay mine – large molybdenum mine in Aktogay Bozshakol mine – large copper mine in Bozshakol
Kyrgyzstan Kumtor Gold Mine – gold mine in Tian Shan Mountains at 4,000-4,400 m (14,000 ft) above sea level
Mexico Buenavista mine – copper mine in Buenavista La Caridad Mine – copper mine in La Caridad
Mongolia Boroo Gold Mine – gold mine 110 km (70 mi) WNW of the capital Ulan Bator
Namibia Rossing – uranium mine
New Zealand Macraes Mine – gold mine in Central Otago Martha Mine – gold mine in Waihi
Papua New Guinea Panguna mine – copper mine in Bougainville Province
Peru
Toquepala – porphyry copper. Yanacocha – gold mine Antamina Mine – Polymetallic mine (Copper, Zinc)
Poland Adamów Coal Mine – coal mine (lignite) Bełchatów Coal Mine – coal mine (lignite) Konin Coal Mine – coal mine (lignite) Turów Coal Mine – coal mine (lignite)
Portugal Sao Domingos Mine – copper mine
Romania Berbeşti Coal Mine – coal mine Motru Coal Mine – coal mine Roșia Poieni copper mine Rovinari Coal Mine – coal mine
Russia
Mirny Mine – diamond mine in Mirny, Eastern Siberia Udachnaya pipe – diamond mine in Yakutia, Russia
South Africa The Big Hole – a former diamond mine in Kimberley, dug to 240 m (790 ft) between 1871 and 1914, making it the deepest hand-excavated pit in the world. Now a museum. The Jagersfontein Mine – operating between 1888 and 1971. This was hand-excavated to 201 m (660 ft) by 1911, and the hand-dug pit was sightly larger than the Big Hole. The Palabora Open Pit – mechanically excavated by Palabora Mining Company, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province. The pit is 898m deep and 1846m across on top. Voorspoed diamond mine
Serbia RB Kolubara – coal mine (lignite) Kostolac coal mine – coal mine (lignite) Bor mine – copper and gold Majdanpek mine – copper and gold
Spain Corta Atalaya – the largest open-pit mine in Europe Emed Mining gestiona reapertura al turismo de Corta Atalaya en mina Riotinto, Eleconomista.es, 2007-12-09. Accessed online 2010-01-06. and was at one time the largest in the world. Sierra Menera – Sistema Ibérico
Sweden Aitik-gruvan in Gällivare – copper mine with side production of gold and molybdenum
United Kingdom Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme – coal mine in Wales Penrhyn Quarry – slate quarry in Wales Halton Lea Gate near Lambley, Northumberland – coal mine (given planning approval 2014)
United States
Berkeley Pit – former copper mine in Butte, Montana; now the largest and most expensive Superfund site in history Bingham Canyon Mine – copper mine in Salt Lake County, Utah; largest man-made excavation on Earth; more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine Chino Mine – copper mine in Grant County, New Mexico Cresson Mine – gold mine in Victor, Colorado Fort Knox mine – gold mine in the Fairbanks mining district of Alaska Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine – largest open pit iron mine in the world, near Hibbing, Minnesota Lavender Pit – copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona Morenci Mine – copper mine in Greenlee County, Arizona Mountain Iron Mine – iron mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota Robinson Mine – copper and gold mine in Ruth, Nevada New Cornelia mine – inactive copper mine near Ajo, Arizona Ray mine – Asarco copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona Red Dog mine – zinc and lead mine in Red Dog Mine, Alaska Rio Tinto Borax Mine – California's largest open-pit mine and the largest borax mine in the world Thompson Creek mine – molybdenum mine in Custer County, Idaho
Zambia Nchanga Open Pit Mine, Chingola – the second largest open cast mine in the world, covering nearly 30 km2 and up to 400m deep. Area j open cast mine, kitwe, copper ores.
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