Mining machinery in Qaqortoq, Greenland

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Climate change and retreating glaciers are leading to a renewed interest in mining in Greenland. Renewal of mining brings both an opportunity of reaching unexploited resources, and a threat to the environment and the local culture.

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Size: 5326px × 3551px
Location: Qaqortoq, Greenland
Photo credit: © Raelene Goddard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: belt, cast, conveyor, disused, equipment, face, geological, geology, greenland, hill, hopper, industry, machinery, mineral, mining, open, operation, qaqortoq, quarry, quarrying, resource, rock, rust, rusting, services