The beginning of the copper mining process at Rio Tinto Kennecott — loading blasted ore into 300-ton haul trucks. Many people (who have never operated shovels) always comment on how boring this position must be, but I’ve yet to meet a bored shovel operator. These folks have some of the most responsibility throughout the entire operation… You can see A LOT more about this incredible mine in our latest YouTube video. Watch now by clicking this link https://youtu.be/0fBrOULfyyA?si=yUTznMRHYaUzyDB1

1M views · 1.4K reactions |  Check out this explosive look at what happens during a real underground rock blast with Ben, a Senior Mining Engineer at Evolution Mining Northparkes Operations #responsiblemining #nswmining #Northparkesoperations #copper #gold #mining #evolutionmining | NSW Mining | Facebook