Tag: mining

February 13, 2019 at 4:27 pm

Revealing an Opal for the First Time is Kind of Magical

Okay that’s just beautiful

August 23, 2018 at 1:52 pm

This Sahara Railway Is One of the Most Extreme in the World

The Mauritania Railway consists of a single, 704 km (437 mi) railway line with trains up to 3km (1.8 mi) in length

July 24, 2018 at 4:49 pm

All of the Diamond Carats Found Within the Mine They Were Extracted From

“For What It’s Worth” is an ongoing photos series by Dillon Marsh

January 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm

Here’s Where the Juice That Powers Your Favorite Devices Comes From

Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance explores lithium mining in Chile’s Atacama Desert

October 23, 2014 at 3:59 pm

This is Where Your Marble Comes From

I had no idea what the extraction process at a marble quarry was like and certainly didn’t imagine it was like this. Watch Il Capo aka The Chief, guide his men using a silent language of gesture and sign as they extract gigantic slabs of marble. Italian artist and filmmaker Yuri Ancarani captures the…