Large dump truck driving on the floor of a copper mine, Zambia Africa

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Large dump truck driving on the floor of Sentinel copper mine, Zambia Africa. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian based mining & metals company whose fundamental activities include mineral exploration and mining. First Quantum is one of the world’s leading copper producers. Large and expensive machinery specifically designed for ore and mineral extraction is a prerequisite in the mining of copper. Open-pit or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique for the extraction of rock / ore in order to obtain minerals from the earth. The Copperbelt runs through northern Zambia and is recognized for copper mining. This photograph was taken in northern Zambia on the copperbelt.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Sentinel, North-West Zambia, Zambia, Africa
Photo credit: © Blaize Pascall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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