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WE NEED TO STOP OPEN PIT COAL MINING IN ALBERTA • In 1976, the AB Gov’t created a Coal Policy that protected vulnerable lands from coal exploration and mining. • In 2020, without notice, AB Gov’t scrapped the policy, and opened up the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies to foreign companies to come on in, and explore / mine. • In late 2020, thanks to @corblund, and countless other Albertans, the alarm was sounded, and we, the people, encouraged the AB Gov’t to bring back the same policy from 1976. AB

4.9K views · 220 reactions | Kalgoorlie Superpit is Australia’s largest open pit gold mine. 15 million tonnes of rock is moved from the pit every year. 58 million ounces of gold have been mined from it. Over 4 kilometres wide and 500 metres deep. . . #geology #miningengineering | Mining Geologist | Facebook

Super Pit gold mine The Fimiston Open Pit, colloquially known as the Super Pit, was Australia's largest open cut gold mine until 2016 when it was surpassed by the Newmont Boddington gold mine also in Western Australia. The Super Pit is located off the Goldfields Highway on the south-east edge of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The pit is oblong in plan view and is approximately 3.5 kilometres long, 1.5 kilometres wide and over 600 metres deep. | Mining Geologist