Agreed. The haze softens a stronger impact that it might have though. Looks like a very fascinating subject to explore further.
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > A very dramatic image! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >> Palabora Mining Company (PMC), formerly a Rio Tinto company, mined copper >> from this open pit until about 12 years ago when the underground phase >> began. Rio Tinto sold out to a Chinese company last year. The headgear can >> be seen to the right behind the pit. To the left of the headgear can also be >> seen the flotation plant & refinery. The open pit is about 1.2km in diameter >> and 700m deep, the bottom being about 300m below sea level. The large fault >> on the northern side collapsed when wall maintenance was discontinued. We >> used to have an annual road race out of the pit - roughly 7km from bottom to >> top plus another 5km to the mine club. This is a two shot pano taken from >> the F7 waste dump on the western side. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/13935216898/ >> >> >> Alan C >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
