WUDA COAL FIELD, WU HAI, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA - AUGUST 2007: A front shovel excavator fills a 50 ton truck with high quality coal

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WUDA COAL FIELD, WU HAI, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA - AUGUST 2007: A front shovel excavator fills a 50 ton truck with high quality coal just below the surface at a private open cast mine, producing clouds of coal dust in the process. With recent discoveries Inner Mongolia is set to become China's largest coal reserve with more than 500 billion tons of coal.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Inner Mongolia, China
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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