copper ore falls off the end of a conveyor belt on to a stockpile in a large open cast copper and gold mine

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Copper ore falls off the end of a conveyor belt on to a stockpile in a large scale African copper/ gold mine. The rock has already undergone primary crushing and is about to be fed into mills for final grinding and recovery of the metals.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Zambia, Africa
Photo credit: © Thomas Moore / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: belt., cast, construction, conveyor, copper, dirt, dust, equipment, front, gold, heavy, industry, loader, machinery, metals, mining, open, ore, pit, quarry, rock, soil, steel, stockpile