ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo México is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona. It mines and processes primarily copper. Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, the central part of Arizona. Print Size 13x19 inches. HTT.

Tailings are the unrecovered materials left over after the process of separating the valuable ore. Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona. Grupo México is a public company that operates in the mining and transportation sectors. Print Size 13x19 inches.

Grupo México is a public company that operates in the mining and transportation sectors. Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona. Print Size 13x19 inches.

Tailings are the unrecovered materials left over after the process of separating the valuable ore. Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona. Grupo México is a public company that operates in the mining and transportation sectors. Print Size 13x19 inches.

A huge dump truck takes a load of ore out of the pit and to a close by drop point, transfer station or conveyor. It looks pretty much like a dirty Tonka toy from here.

Mining operations, of course.

"Battery-powered, tractor-mounted drill at work. Gravity one-sixth that of earth makes handling of heavy equipment easy."

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"There is nobody on earth rich enough to pay for a rocket that would go to the moon. The big business corporations might possibly find the money, but they would want to see some way of getting it back. At present, it is believed that many valuable minerals are to be found on the moon, but nobody knows for sure. It is not very likely that the big corporations will risk their money. So it appears that the moon rocket will have to be a government project." [From the text]

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

I photographed this extremely oversize load while merging onto the highway in Los Angeles county. The timing of passing this semi really sucked because with all the traffic it was impossible to get a completely obstruction free shot. Komatsu front end loaders like this one are so huge that they cannot be transported with the tires attached. This one may or may not have the cab, I'm not sure.

Seen here with its cousin the old forlorn Ford.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

Photographed in British Columbia, this is a diesel engine repair truck.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

Photographed in Las Vegas this truck is from Utah, carrying a tire for one of the huge off-highway dump trucks or earth moving machines in Nevada's mines.

Photographed in Las Vegas this truck is from Utah, carrying a tire for one of the huge off-highway dump trucks or earth moving machines in Nevada's mines.

Photographed at the Gold King Mine Ghost Town in Jerome, Arizona. This old truck is a Euclid R-Series heavy duty off-highway dump truck. It could be an R-15, R-18 or R-27, I don't know why the hell it has a Caterpillar grille (although it certainly could have a Caterpillar diesel engine). You can see that the CAT grille was never on this dump truck originally because it's several inches taller than the hood itself.

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. I'm 99% sure that this is what remains of an antique Caterpillar tractor. You can see the 4 cylinder engine block sitting on top of the tread. Caterpillar was one of the first companies to mass produce farm tractors with treads (otherwise known as continuous tracks).

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Photographed in Las Vegas this truck is from Utah, carrying a tire for one of the huge off-highway dump trucks or earth moving machines in Nevada's mines.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Mine operates in Grindelwald, Switzerland.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

© Avi Das | Hasselblad 503 CW + Carl Zeiss CFi FLE 50mm f4 on Fujichrome Velvia 50, accidentally cross processed and converted to B&W.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

former foundry building, in an old mining town in the northern California mountains

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. I'm 99% sure that this is what remains of an antique Caterpillar tractor. You can see the 4 cylinder engine block sitting on top of the tread. Caterpillar was one of the first companies to mass produce farm tractors with treads (otherwise known as continuous tracks).

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

Old mineral processing complex near Lower Big Wash in the Utah high desert.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

Old mineral processing complex near Lower Big Wash in the Utah high desert. This particular part really is a bit eerie. I can't help thinking about an older Science Fiction story by British Author J. G. Ballard. The story is "Good-by Eniwetok." The place certainly has the feeling evoked by Ballard in that story.

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. I'm 99% sure that this is what remains of an antique Caterpillar tractor. You can see the 4 cylinder engine block sitting on top of the tread. Caterpillar was one of the first companies to mass produce farm tractors with treads (otherwise known as continuous tracks).

Photographed on U.S. Highway 93 near Boulder City, NV. It's carrying the same type of gigantic tires that would be put onto the Komatsu WA900 that I just photographed or other huge off-road construction vehicles used in open pit mining operations. This Peterbilt 389 has single wide tires rather than dual rear wheels.

I photographed this 1942-1947 pre-F-Series Ford flatbed truck several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to Virginia City. Ford like all other American auto manufacturers stopped production of all civilians cars & trucks during WWII from 1942 through 1946.

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. This is a very sparsely populated area as you can see.

sitting beside the road in Jawbone Flats - a former mining town deep in the forest next to Opal Creek - now home to Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center (a non-profit environmental education center)

Stone mountains .. . cut, scraped, chopped, but not stirred. Is this another case of man moving mountains or trying to turn mountains into mole hills? It looks like destruction for production, and in this case, there is a beauty in it if you open up a little. But then too, I’d hate to see the whole land surface of the earth look like this. That would be like seeing dull death where there had been beautiful life, or maybe ruined high art … . broken. I choose to also see the physical beauty of this mine and the good that comes from it.

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. This is a very sparsely populated area as you can see.

I took these photos several years ago in rural Storey County, Nevada on one of the roads that goes to and from Virginia City. I'm 99% sure that this is what remains of an antique Caterpillar tractor. You can see the 4 cylinder engine block sitting on top of the tread. Caterpillar was one of the first companies to mass produce farm tractors with treads (otherwise known as continuous tracks).