Singaporean consortium secures $850m for South32’s Australian coking coal
South32 said in February it had agreed to sell the business in New South Wales state for $1.65 billion.
A well-received Google Maps extension seems to show quite a few mines and transportation hubs.
The extension, Earth View from Google Maps, displays a different satellite image with every tab opened in Chrome.
Google announced the release of the extension in mid-October. The images range from the countryside to busy airports. It is simple to use and free. The globe in the bottom-right corner will show you the location, which also links through a map showing coordinates of the image you are looking at.
Warning, the extension looks great but it is not conducive to productivity.
Here are two of our favourite satellite images from the extension:
Lithium mine run by Sociedad Chilena De Litio Ltda, Chile
6 Comments
Jeffery Anderson
Georgeous photos of environmental destruction.
John McD
First engage brain before putting mouth in gear
Gary
Ironically, without this environmental destruction you would not have a PC on which to post this comment?
Gerry
Zoom out a little, and you will see nothing. Mining is needed so you can see these pictures.
Thestarv
Environmental destruction or new opportunities for world class botanists?
Mike Failla
Bottom line? If it cant be grown, it must be mined. Mining takes place where the minerals are and not where you wish them to be. Do you need minerals? Of course you and all of us do. So nothing will stay pristine but with reclamation laws and requirements they can be mitigated and at least be brought back to a known standard. Even if it is 80 miles from nowhere, or just up the street. Cant have it all one way and the other. Has to be some compromise. Just my 2 cents.