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PMR054-10 South Africa, Johannesburg: view of the suburbs and a motorway junction from the air Keywords: ecology, industry, mining, panorama
PMR054-09 South Africa, Johannesburg: panorama of levelled-off gold-mining slag-heaps from the air Keywords: ecology, industry, mining
PMR-D8407 Greece, Island of Paros: artefacts made from marble from the ancient quarry at Marathi where up to 150,000 slaves were employed in Roman times. Parian marble was renowned for its high quality and it was used for many famous sculptures, including the Venus de Milo, Hermes, the Temple of Athena at Delphi and the Tomb of Napoleon. Its opacity was graded at 7 cm, compared with 1.5 cm for other marbles. Keywords: Greek Islands, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, geology, mining
PMR-D8406 Greece, Island of Paros: entrance to the ancient marble quarry at Marathi where up to 150,000 slaves were employed in Roman times. Parian marble was renowned for its high quality and it was used for many famous sculptures, including the Venus de Milo, Hermes, the Temple of Athena at Delphi and the Tomb of Napoleon. Its opacity was graded at 7 cm, compared with 1.5 cm for other marbles. Keywords: Greek Islands, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, geology, mining, underground
PMR-D6848 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Murnau: Langer Köchel, was mined for quarzite by the firm Hartsteinwerk Werdenfels from 1930 until 2000. The site then filled with rainwater to form a turquoise-green lake on the south side of Murnauer Moos. Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, mountain range, geology, quarry, stone-quarry
PMR-D6847 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Murnau: Langer Köchel, was mined for quarzite by the firm Hartsteinwerk Werdenfels from 1930 until 2000. The site then filled with rainwater to form a turquoise-green lake on the south side of Murnauer Moos. Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, mountain range, geology, quarry, stone-quarry
PMR-D6846 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Murnau: Langer Köchel, was mined for quarzite by the firm Hartsteinwerk Werdenfels from 1930 until 2000. The site then filled with rainwater to form a turquoise-green lake on the south side of Murnauer Moos. Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, mountain range, geology, quarry, stone-quarry
PMR245-09 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: Bavaria Film Studios (Geiselgasteig), Grünwald. Film set for an American "Toyland" children's TV film, with pink & white chalets and "go-cars". View of the "town hall" and "candy factory" from the verandah of a chalet. (The set was originally a mining village with pit-head buildings for a German TV series). Keywords: München, colourful, filming, fairy tale, make-believe, story-book, fantasy
PMR222-09 Austria, Styria: Lake Leopoldstein, looking west, with the Erzberg Mountains in the distance. Keywords: picturesque, historic, mediaeval, medieval, culture, colourful, industrial, mining, architecture
PMR222-07 Austria, Styria, Eisenerz: view of the workings of the Erzberg from the outskirts of the mining town. Keywords: industrial, mining, architecture, raw materials, excavation
PMR222-06 Austria, Styria, Eisenerz: picturesque square in the mining town, with Mount Pfaffenstein towering in the background. Keywords: picturesque, historic, mediaeval, medieval, culture, colourful, industrial, mining, architecture
PMR222-05 Austria, Styria: the Erzberg (Iron Mountain) is composed almost entirely of iron ore and has beeb continuously mined since the Middle Ages. It provides Austria with 90% of its iron ore, and is graduall shrinking - from 1536 metres originally, to 1465 metres in 1985. Keywords: industry, raw materials, terraces, excavation
PMR201-11 Israel, Negev Desert, Timna Valley National Park: entrance to a copper mine, possibly dating from 4000 BC, the oldest known shaft-and-gallery mines. Another behind. Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque
PMR-D1448 People's Republic of China, Tibet: mine host playing Tibetan 3-stringed guitar in Qomolangma Yak Hotel in Passum. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1447 People's Republic of China, Tibet: mine host playing Tibetan 3-stringed guitar in Qomolangma Yak Hotel in Passum. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR158-10 U.S.A., California, Barstow: Calico Ghost Town, an old silver mining town in the Mojave Desert, restored by Walter Knott. The town grew from a mining strike in 1881 and was already deserted by 1907. View of the Playhouse and Lil's Saloon. Keywords: wild west, wooden buildings, 19th century lifestyle
PMR158-09 U.S.A., California, Barstow: Calico Ghost Town, an old silver mining town in the Mojave Desert, restored by Walter Knott. The town grew from a mining strike in 1881 and was already deserted by 1907. View of the main (and only) street. Keywords: wild west, wooden buildings, 19th century lifestyle
PMR158-08 U.S.A., California, Barstow: Calico Ghost Town, an old silver mining town in the Mojave Desert, restored by Walter Knott. The town grew from a mining strike in 1881 and was already deserted by 1907. View of the school house. Keywords: wild west, wooden buildings, 19th century lifestyle
PMR158-07 U.S.A., California, Barstow: Calico Ghost Town, an old silver mining town in the Mojave Desert, restored by Walter Knott. The town grew from a mining strike in 1881 and was already deserted by 1907. View of the town from above, with the Mojave Desert in the background. Keywords: wild west, wooden buildings, 19th century lifestyle
PMR492-08 Island of Santorini: an unoccupied squatter's hut on the old mining site near Fira. Keywords: hilltop site, holiday home, home, dwelling, shack
PMR454-09 Austria, Styria, Eisenerz: the rocky summit of the Pfaffenstein (1871 metres) towers over the old mining town. Keywords: alpine, heritage, historic, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range
PMR454-07 Austria, Styria, Eisenerz: the Iron Mountain (Erzberg) is composed entirely of iron ore and has been mined since the Middle Ages. 17.5 million tonnes of ore are extracted annually to supply the Styrian iron industry. Keywords: alpine, open-cast, terraces, steel industry, geological, geology, alpine scenery, mountain range
PMR102K-06 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. A wooden wagon full of ore nodules, the usual means of transport inside the works. Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter
PMR102K-05 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. Some of the giant steel pans where the ore was heated with water to obtain saltpetre crystals (later replaced with more modern processes). Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter
PMR102K-04 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The main square in the former workers' town, with clocktower (left) and church (right). Keywords: ghost town, saltpeter, pampinos, workers' town, mining industry
PMR102K-03 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. An 0-4-0 saddletank steam locomotive in honourable retirement. Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter
PMR102K-02 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. A row of workers' houses, now empty. Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter
PMR028K-30 Australia, Western Australia: Aerial view of the Argyle Diamond Mine which produces 33% of the world's supply of industrial diamonds. Keywords: mining, diamond mining, precious stones, diamond extraction, natural resources
PMR027K-31 Australia, Western Australia: Iron ore terminal at Port Hedland, with landing jetty and a large ore carrier moored in the background. Keywords: conveyance of iron ore, minerals, mining, BHP, natural resources
PMR019K-14 Czech Republic: Kutna Hora, a mediaeval town which grew rich on silver mining and coin minting in 14th and 15th centuries: conversion of industrial building for living accomodation? Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR019K-13 Czech Republic: Kutna Hora, a mediaeval town which grew rich on silver mining and coin minting in 14th and 15th centuries: facade of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk, with part of the Gothic Stone Fountain, built in 1493-5 to conceal one of the town's water cisterns. Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR019K-12 Czech Republic: Kutna Hora, a mediaeval town which grew rich on silver mining and coin minting in 14th and 15th centuries: view of St. Barbara's Church (1388) and the Jesuit College. Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR019K-10 Czech Republic: Kutna Hora, a mediaeval town which grew rich on silver mining and coin minting in 14th and 15th centuries: facade of St. Barbara's Church, founded in 1388 and financed by the mining community, showing a forest of flying butresses. Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR019K-09 Czech Republic: Kutna Hora, a mediaeval town which grew rich on silver mining and coin minting in 14th and 15th centuries: Gothic Archdean's Church of St. James, built 1330-1420. Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR036K-17 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, a row of houses on the unpaved street of sand. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-16 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, a section of the narrow gauge railway which delivered water to the door, daily. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-15 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the kitchen of a supervisor's house, with early refrigerator which used ice blocks. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-14 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the bedroom of a supervisor's house (the furniture spent about 80 years in storage!) Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-13 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the living room of a supervisor's house. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-09 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the skittle/bowling alley. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-08 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the theatre/assembly hall with organ. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR036K-07 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the gymnasium. Keywords: mining town, colonial life a century ago, diamond mining
PMR382-10 Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: top end of the main street, with the splendid old Excelsior Hotel which has a huge ballroom, taking up most of the first floor. Keywords: gold mining town, architecture
PMR382-09 Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: section of a mural, depicting the town in its heyday, as a gold-mining centre, over 100 years ago. Keywords: gold mining town, architecture
PMR382-08 Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: classical facade of the Australian Bank of Commerce building, currently being used as a furniture store. Keywords: gold mining town, architecture
PMR382-07 Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: newly renovated city hall, redolent of more prosperous days. Keywords: gold mining town, architecture
PMR382-06 Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: main street, with the old Bank of New South Wales, now the Municipal Library. Keywords: gold mining town, architecture
PMR376-10 Australia, Coober Peedy: a famous opal-mining town lying 854 km. from Adelaide along the Stuart Highway. Owing to the high summer temperatures, much of the population lives underground. An opal mine, with the top of the shaft in the foreground. Rubble is instantly removed by the vacuum extractor in the background. Keywords: architecture, antipodes, Oz, modern architecture
PMR376-09 Australia, Coober Peedy: a famous opal-mining town lying 854 km. from Adelaide along the Stuart Highway. Owing to the high summer temperatures, much of the population lives underground. Keywords: architecture, antipodes, Oz, modern architecture
PMR556-3 Australia, Western Australia, Norseman: Approximately 4.2 million tonnes of gold-mining tailings, all neatly stacked. Keywords: tropical, extracted earth, mining, minerals
PMR541-8 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: an oriel in the courtyrd of the Vlasský dvur (Italian Court), a fortified building where the silver ore was stored in the late 13th century. Keywords: historic town, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-7 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: the restored facade of a wealthy burgher's house. Keywords: historic town, architecture, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-6 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: a drinking fountain in Palackého námestí, the main square of the town. Keywords: historic town, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-5 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: the Stone Fountain, built in 1493-5 to conceal one of the town's water cisterns. Keywords: historic town, Gothic architecture, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-4 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: Kamenný dum (the Stone House), built by Briccius Gauske in 1489 for a nobleman involved in the mining business. The figures on the gable represent Adam and Eve. Keywords: historic town, architecture, picturesque town, heritage
PMR541-3 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: the Archdean's Church of St. James, built between 1330 and 1420, was financed by wealthy silver miners. Keywords: historic town, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-2 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: view of St. Barbara's Church (left), founded in 1388, and financed by the mining community, showing the unusual "tent" roofs, and the Jesuit College. Keywords: historic town, religious buildings, architecture, heritage, picturesque town
PMR541-1 Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: view of the facade of St. Barbara's Church, founded in 1388, and financed by the mining community, showing the unusual flying buttresses. Keywords: historic town, religious buildings, architecture, heritage, picturesque town

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