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Mesquite Gold Mine

            Open-pit gold mining in Imperial County, California.  Who knew?  Turns out gold was discovered here in 1876.  The mine has produced over 3 million ounces of gold.  It was expected to be played out around 1999, but is back operating again.  In addition, a landfill has been built here, piggybacking on the existing infrastructure and site -- I think that's the rectangle in the foreground.  It was supposed to receive waste shipments by rail from Los Angeles, but they haven't been forthcoming -- apparently LA found cheaper options closer to home, at least for now.
   

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Taken in: United States / California / Ruthven (show map)

Taken on: December 14, 2019

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aerial photography

aerial

open pit mine

gold

gold mine

Mesquite Mine

Mesquite Gold Mine

landfill

Mesquite Regional Landfill

Imperial County

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P510, f/4.0, 1/800 sec, 15.1mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX P510
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	15.1mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	COOLPIX P510 V1.0
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