A wide landscape photograph of a massive open cut coal mine in Leigh Creek. The steep, terraced walls of the pit show distinct horizontal layers of grey and black rock. At the very bottom of the excavation, a pool of stagnant, lime green water sits in a small basin. The foreground is composed of rough, dark rubble. The sky above is a clear, pale blue, and the distant horizon is flat and arid. A small white logo is visible in the bottom right corner.

A deep green heart within the carved earth.

Leigh Creek, South Australia.

© All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #LeighCreek #OpenCutMine #IndustrialLandscape #OutbackAustralia #CoalMine #Earthworks

A panoramic, wide angle photograph in colour, signed by Kev Peirce, showing a massive open cut mine. The image captures the immense scale of the excavation, with distinct, stepped layers (benches) visible along the sides of the pit, highlighting the geology and mining method. The base of the mine is a mix of dark, excavated material and two pools of stagnant, yellowish green water. The surrounding landscape is arid and flat under a clear, pale blue sky, emphasising the isolation and the environmental impact of the operation.

The scale of extraction: Deep into the open cut mine at Leigh Creek.

Leigh Creek, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #OpenCutMine #CoalMine #MiningLandscape #LeighCreek #MinePit

Abandoned Mine Pit
Mary Kathleen,
North-West Queensland
2020
#miningaustralia #miningindustry #MineSite #OpenCutMine #MaryKathleen #NorthWestQueensland