List of open-pit mines
This is a list of open-pit mines.
Argentina
Bajo de la Alumbrera- Cerro Vanguardia Mine - gold and silver mine located near Puerto San Julián, Santa Cruz
- Pascua Lama - binational gold and silver mine in San Juan, Argentina and Atacama, Chile
Australia
- Boddington Gold Mine - gold and copper mine near Boddington, Western Australia
- Cadia Mine - gold and copper mine located near Orange, New South Wales
- Challenger Mine - gold mine near Coober Pedy, South Australia
- - metallurgic and thermal coal mine near Singleton, New South Wales
- McArthur River Mine - zinc, lead and silver mine southwest of Borroloola, Northern Territory
- Prominent Hill mine - copper mine near Coober Pedy, South Australia
- Ranger Mine - uranium mine east of Darwin, Northern Territory
- Sunrise Dam gold mine - gold mine near Laverton, Western Australia
- Super Pit - gold mine near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Telfer Mine - gold and copper mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia
- Peak Downs Mine - coking coal mine near Moranbah, Queensland
- Goonyella Riverside Mine - metallurgical coking coal near Moranbah, Queensland
Botswana
Bulgaria
- Maritsa Iztok Mines - coal mine near Radnevo, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria
Canada
- Adams Mine - abandoned mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
- Athabasca oil sands - second largest proven petroleum reserve in the world as of 2013, located in northern Alberta along the Athabasca river.
- Barkerville Mine - Gold Mine near Wells, British Columbia
- Colomac Mine - gold mine in Northwest Territories
- Copperfields Mine, an abandoned base and precious metal mine in Temagami, Ontario
- Copper Mountain Mine - Copper mine South of Princeton, British Columbia
- Detour Lake Gold Mine - Gold mine in Cochrane, Ontario
- Diavik Diamond Mine - diamond mine in Northwest Territories
- Ekati Diamond Mine - diamond mine in Northwest Territories
- Elkview Operations - Coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia
- Fording River - Coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia
- Gibraltar Mine copper mine near Williams Lake, British Columbia
- Greenhills - coal mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia
- Highland Valley Copper - copper mine in British Columbia]
- Kanichee Mine, an abandoned base and precious metal mine in Temagami, Ontario
- Line Creek - Coal Mine in the Elk Valley of British Columbia
- Marmoraton Mine - abandoned Iron ore mine east of Peterborough, Ontario and North of Trenton, Ontario
- Mary River Mine - Iron mine in the Mary River region of Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Mount Milligan - Copper/Gold Mine west of Mackenzie, British Columbia
- Pine Point Mine - lead and zinc mine in Northwest Territories
- Red Chris Mine - Copper/Gold Mine 80km South of Dease Lake, British Columbia
- Sherman Mine - abandoned iron mine in Temagami, Ontario
- Canadian Malartic Mine - among the largest gold mines of Canada
Chile
- Chuquicamata - copper mine
- Collahuasi - copper mine
- El Abra - copper mine
- Escondida - copper mine
- Los Pelambres - copper mine
- Radomiro Tomic - copper mine`
Colombia
- Cerrejón - coal mine in Guajira Department
Egypt
Germany
- Tagebau Garzweiler - lignite mine
- Tagebau Hambach - lignite mine
- Tagebau Inden - lignite mine
India
- Hutti - gold mine in Raichur District of Karnataka
- Neyveli Lignite - largest open cast mines in India
Indonesia
- Batu Hijau mine - copper and gold mine on the island of Sumbawa
- Grasberg mine - largest gold and second largest copper mine in the world in Papua province
Iran
- Gol Gohar mine - the largest iron mine in Iran
- Sarcheshme Copper Mine - copper mine with side production of gold and molybdenum
Kyrgyzstan
- Kumtor Gold Mine - gold mine in Tian Shan Mountains at 4,000-4,400 m above sea level
Mongolia
- Boroo Gold Mine - gold mine 110 km WNW of the capital Ulan Bator
Namibia
- Rossing - uranium mine
New Zealand
- Macraes Mine - gold mine in Central Otago
- Martha Mine - gold mine in Waihi
Papua New Guinea
- Panguna mine - copper mine in Bougainville Province
Peru
- Toquepala - porphyry copper.
- Yanacocha - gold mine
- Antamina Mine - Polymetallic mine
Poland
- Adamów Coal Mine - coal mine
- Bełchatów Coal Mine - coal mine
- Konin Coal Mine - coal mine
- Turów Coal Mine - coal mine
Portugal
- Sao Domingos Mine - copper mine
Romania
- Berbeşti Coal Mine - coal mine
- Motru Coal Mine - coal mine
- Roșia Poieni copper mine
- Rovinari Coal Mine - coal mine
Russia
- Mirny Mine - diamond mine in Mirny, Eastern Siberia
- Udachnaya pipe - diamond mine in Yakutia, Russia
South Africa
- The Big Hole - a former diamond mine in Kimberley, dug to 240 m between 1871 and 1914, making it the deepest hand-excavated pit in the world. Now a museum.
- The Jagersfontein Mine - operating between 1888 and 1971. This was hand-excavated to 201 m by 1911, and the hand-dug pit was sightly larger than the Big Hole.
- The Palabora Open Pit - mechanically excavated by Palabora Mining Company, in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province. The pit is 898m deep and 1846m across on top.
- Voorspoed diamond mine
Serbia
- RB Kolubara - coal mine
- Kostolac coal mine - coal mine
- Bor mine - copper and gold
- Majdanpek mine - copper and gold
Spain
- Corta Atalaya - the largest open-pit mine in Europe and was at one time the largest in the world.
- Sierra Menera - Sistema Ibérico
Sweden
- Aitik-gruvan in Gällivare - copper mine with side production of gold and molybdenum
United Kingdom
- Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme - coal mine in Wales
- Penrhyn Quarry - slate quarry in Wales
- Halton Lea Gate near Lambley, Northumberland - coal mine
United States
- Berkeley Pit - former copper mine in Butte, Montana; now the largest and most expensive Superfund site in history
- Bingham Canyon Mine - copper mine in Salt Lake County, Utah; largest man-made excavation on Earth; more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine
- Chino Mine - copper mine in Grant County, New Mexico
- Cresson Mine - gold mine in Victor, Colorado
- Fort Knox mine - gold mine in the Fairbanks mining district of Alaska
- Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine - largest open pit iron mine in the world, near Hibbing, Minnesota
- Lavender Pit - copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona
- Morenci Mine - copper mine in Greenlee County, Arizona
- Mountain Iron Mine - iron mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota
- Robinson Mine - copper and gold mine in Ruth, Nevada
- New Cornelia mine - inactive copper mine near Ajo, Arizona
- Ray mine - Asarco copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona
- Red Dog mine - zinc and lead mine in Red Dog Mine, Alaska
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine - California's largest open-pit mine and the largest borax mine in the world
- Thompson Creek mine - molybdenum mine in Custer County, Idaho
Zambia
- Nchanga Open Pit Mine, Chingola - the second largest open cast mine in the world, covering nearly 30 km2 and up to 400m deep.
- Area j open cast mine, kitwe, copper ores.