List of open-pit mines

This is a list of open-pit mines.

Super Pit gold mine.
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Argentina

Australia

Bulgaria

Canada

East Pit of Sherman Mine in Temagami, Ontario, Canada

Chile

Colombia

Egypt

Germany

India

Indonesia

Iran

Kyrgyzstan

Mongolia

Namibia

Open Cast Mine, Uncovered Coal Seam, Kai Point Coal Mine, New Zealand

New Zealand

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

The Udachnaya pipe in Russia.
Abandoned baryte mine shaft in Perthshire, Scotland; an example of small scale open pit mining

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

The Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Arizona

Zambia

References

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