1202-610 - Atlantic cliffs pounded by surf in stormy winter weather, at Pendeen, with the ruins of old tin mines, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, near St. Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1112-7134 - Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, built in 1877 to produce charcoal for the mines, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America
1116-50701 - Sunset glow on the metal chicken sculpture and signpost on the hill of historic mining town Chicken, Interior Alaska in autumn; Chicken, Alaska, United States of America
860-288801 - Clay loaded with iron oxides and dried out, Rio Tinto, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288798 - Reflections on Rio Tinto, near its source, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288800 - R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288799 - R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
1311-250 - Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1311-251 - Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America