Vista del Ranger miniera di uranio, Kakadu, Territorio del Nord, l'Australia

• Collaboratore: Wendy Johnson / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: C97R2X
• Dimensioni dei file: 24,7 MB (1,7 MB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 3170 x 2728 px | 26,8 x 23,1 cm | 10,6 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 30 novembre 2009
• Ubicazione: Ranger Mine, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia

Altre informazioni

The Ranger uranium mine is surrounded by Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 230 km east of Darwin. The orebody was discovered in 1969, and the mine commenced operation in 1980, reaching full production of uranium oxide in 1981. It is operated by Energy Resources of Australia, a 68% subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group. Uranium mined at Ranger is sold for use in nuclear power stations in Japan, South Korea, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the United States. The original orebody was completely mined out by the end of 1995, although some ore remains stockpiled. A second orebody ("Ranger 3") began mining in 1997. Both have been open-pit mines.

Parole chiave associate all'immagine

• australiano
• austrialia
• estrazione mineraria
• mina
• miniera australiana
• miniera di uranio
• open cast mine
• territorio del nord
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