The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. It is located in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia near Puncak Jaya. It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia, a joint venture between the government of Indonesia, government of Papua, and American company Freeport-McMoRan (FCX).
Grasberg mine open pit, 2007
Panorama of the mine, 2009
Underground portion of Grasberg Mine visited by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo
The Grasberg Mine complex from space in 2005. Puncak Jaya is the high point of the snow-covered ridge to the east of the mine. The peak is at 4,884 metres (16,024 ft) above sea level. The rim of the open pit is at about 4,270 metres (14,010 ft).
Gold mining is the extraction of gold by mining.
Super Pit gold mine at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, 2005
Gold-bearing quartz veins in Alaska
A miner underground at Pumsaint gold mine, Wales; c. 1938.
Landscape of Las Médulas, Spain, the result of hydraulic mining on a vast scale by the Ancient Romans