Analyzing the Major Mines of the World

A. Executive Summary

B. Introduction

• B.1 One of the World' s Oldest Professions - Mining
• B.2 Techniques Deployed for Mining
• B.3 Surface Mining - Strip, Open Pit, Mountain Top, Dredging
• B.4 Sub-Surface Mining - Long Wall, Room & Pillar
• B.5 Mining' s Environmental Impact - The Major Culprits

C. A Brief Profile of the Global Mining Industry

D. A Look at the Major Mines in the World

• D.1 Aitik Copper Mine
• D.2 Akdala Uranium Mine
• D.3 Albian Sands
• D.4 Alumbrera Copper Mine
• D.5 Antamina Copper Mine
• D.6 Argyle Diamond Mine
• D.7 Batu Hijau Copper Mine
• D.8 Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
• D.9 Brunswick Zinc Mine
• D.10 Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
• D.11 Campbell Gold Mine
• D.12 Cannington Silver Mine
• D.13 Cantung Tungsten Mine
• D.14 Cardinal River Coal Mine
• D.15 Carlin Trend Gold Mine
• D.16 Cempaka Diamond Mine
• D.17 Chelopech Copper Mine
• D.18 Chino Copper Mine
• D.19 Coal Mountain Mine
• D.20 Collahuasi Copper Mine
• D.21 Cortez Gold Mine
• D.22 Diavik Diamond Mine
• D.23 Ekati Diamond Mine
• D.24 Elkview Coal Mine
• D.25 Ellendale Diamond Mine
• D.26 Escondida Copper Mine
• D.27 Everest PGM Mine
• D.28 Fording River Coal Mine
• D.29 Galore Creek Gold Mine
• D.30 Gibraltar Copper Mine
• D.31 Goldstrike Gold Mine
• D.32 Goro Nickel Mine
• D.33 Grasberg Copper Mine
• D.34 Greenhills Coal Mine
• D.35 Hamersley Iron Mine
• D.36 Highland Valley Copper Mine
• D.37 Impala Platinum Mine
• D.38 Jericho Diamond Mine
• D.39 Kalgoorlie Gold Mine
• D.40 Kemess Gold Mine
• D.41 Kidd Creek Copper Mine
• D.42 Kiruna Iron Mine
• D.43 Kisladag Gold Mine
• D.44 Kroondal PGM Mine
• D.45 Kumtor Gold Mine
• D.46 La Coipa Gold Mine
• D.47 La Granja Copper Mine
• D.48 Lac des Iles PGM Mine
• D.49 Lagunas Norte Gold Mine
• D.50 Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine
• D.51 LaRonde Gold Mine
• D.52 Lihir Gold Mine
• D.53 Line Creek Coal Mine
• D.54 Lisheen Lead Mine
• D.55 Malmberget Iron Mine
• D.56 Marikana Platinum Mine
• D.57 Marula Platinum Mine
• D.58 McArthur River Uranium Mine
• D.59 McClean Lake Uranium Mine
• D.60 Mimosa PGM Mine
• D.61 Mnogovershinnoye Gold Mine
• D.62 Morenci Copper Mine
• D.63 Mount Isa Copper Mine
• D.64 Musselwhite Gold Mine
• D.65 Myra Falls Zinc Mine
• D.66 Neves Corvo Copper Mine
• D.67 Northparkes Copper Mine
• D.68 Olympic Dam Copper Mine
• D.69 Palabora Copper Mine
• D.70 Pogo Gold Mine
• D.71 Porcupine JV Gold Mine
• D.72 Porgera Gold Mine
• D.73 Raglan Nickel Mine
• D.74 Ranger Uranium Mine
• D.75 Rapu Rapu Copper Mine
• D.76 Red Dog Zinc Mine
• D.77 Red Lake Gold Mine
• D.78 Robe River Iron Mine
• D.79 Rosebel Gold Mine
• D.80 Rossing Uranium Mine
• D.81 Samarco Iron Mine
• D.82 Sierrita Copper Mine
• D.83 Sleeping Giant Gold Mine
• D.84 South Deep Gold Mine
• D.85 Stillwater PGM Mine
• D.86 Suncor Oil Sands
• D.87 Syncrude Oil Sands
• D.88 Tanjianshan Gold Mine
• D.89 Tara Zinc Mine
• D.90 Target Gold Mine
• D.91 Tulawaka Gold Mine
• D.92 Turquoise Ridge JV Gold Mine
• D.93 Veladero Gold Mine
• D.94 Venetia Diamond Mine
• D.85 Voiseys Bay Nickel Mine
• D.86 Yanacocha Gold Mine
• D.87 Zaldivar Copper Mine
• D.99 Zimplats PGM Mine
• D.100 Gandhamardan/Malantoli Iron Ore Mine

E. Appendix

F. Glossary of Terms