The Largest Excavation in Human History | Generation Earth | BBC Earth Science

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @MiguelQUECAMINA
    @MiguelQUECAMINA 7 месяцев назад +33

    Never enough for us humans...

    • @bmurphy386
      @bmurphy386 7 месяцев назад

      You shouldn't be so surprised... do you have copper in your day to day activities? Exactly so shut it karen.

    • @tweezerjam
      @tweezerjam 7 месяцев назад +3

      Its gonna catch up to us sooner rather than later. 😢

    • @philiphyman-m8u
      @philiphyman-m8u 5 месяцев назад +2

      We need more cow bell !!!

    • @maphezdlin
      @maphezdlin 5 месяцев назад +2

      Your always welcome to go back to a cave with fire.
      Where do you think the copper wires come from that are currently bringing electricity to you?

    • @tweezerjam
      @tweezerjam 5 месяцев назад

      @@maphezdlin what a moronic response to a simple comment. Relax there chico 😂

  • @ebridgewater
    @ebridgewater 7 месяцев назад +10

    You should include when this clip was originally released / aired. This could be from 2003 for all we know and things could have changed a lot since.

    • @mitkoogrozev
      @mitkoogrozev 7 месяцев назад +2

      The main thing I'm hearing that is changing, is that with the move to abandon fossil fuels and the electrification of everything, we would be digging a lot more of these holes for minerals. Also a guy who worked in the mining industry mentioned that this industry moves very very slow and it's very rigid in how things are done, the methods are established and don't budge. It takes around 10 years to establish a mine, and 20 years for it to become profitable. So probably nothing has really changed.

    • @Peace2051
      @Peace2051 7 месяцев назад

      Here's what has also changed: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ We're in trouble and going after lower quality ore is a symptom.

  • @quantx6572
    @quantx6572 7 месяцев назад +8

    whats the plan for mine afterwards? will it be filled? will it become a large lake?

  • @Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
    @Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 7 месяцев назад +8

    Who will pay to reclaim this mine once the ore has run out?

    • @benineimeo
      @benineimeo 7 месяцев назад +4

      Why fill in a perfectly good hole?

  • @OlympusMons-gd2yu
    @OlympusMons-gd2yu 7 месяцев назад +5

    "If it can't be grown, it has to be mined" - this is not true: Water is not mined or grown. Oil is drilled for. Ammonia is extracted from the air. Find more examples and add them here 😄

    • @Gabor-df1ov
      @Gabor-df1ov 7 месяцев назад

      Mining and drilling often comes hand in hand, geologically speaking. There are actually some insitu leaching mining methods when the just basically drill a hole to the ore deposit. Also, this quote refers to harvesting natural resources for material and/or energy. Chemical processes (like ammonia synthesis) is a whole different topic.

    • @tweezerjam
      @tweezerjam 7 месяцев назад +1

      Oxygen?😂

  • @peteregan3862
    @peteregan3862 7 месяцев назад

    The iron ore mines of western australia send about 800 million tonnes of ore overseas each year.

  • @johnmartlew5897
    @johnmartlew5897 7 месяцев назад +7

    “Necessary for our way of life.” Unarguable. Until you question the chosen way of life that requires this.

  • @TOPTECH-r3r
    @TOPTECH-r3r День назад

    amazing content

  • @eyedl
    @eyedl 7 месяцев назад +2

    it's like if we filmed a body ulcer with epic music

  • @Roadsaftyslowdown
    @Roadsaftyslowdown 7 месяцев назад +6

    Where on earth pardon the pun dose all the waste material go and the rain water must be huge looking at the surrounding forest.

  • @Lee-fq5xs
    @Lee-fq5xs 7 месяцев назад +9

    BBC about digging deeper holes

  • @harrygrimley4352
    @harrygrimley4352 7 месяцев назад +1

    That's where I want my bunker built, then just fill it in 😅

  • @beewm4225
    @beewm4225 7 месяцев назад +1

    Where does all rain water or ground water go? Just trying to understand why its not full of water.

  • @ziltoidtheomniscient2398
    @ziltoidtheomniscient2398 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thankful for these guys. It cant be healthy being down there for years.

    • @rustyshackle917
      @rustyshackle917 7 месяцев назад +2

      This mine has been poisoning the air and water for over a century now. One million people live right next to it (SLC and the suburbs built on toxic dirt, toxic water table). 😂

  • @julianshepherd2038
    @julianshepherd2038 7 месяцев назад +7

    Is it the hole the tories are digging for themselves?

    • @ConBroChillson
      @ConBroChillson 7 месяцев назад +1

      Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Such humor, totally relevant and appreciated

  • @philiphyman-m8u
    @philiphyman-m8u 7 месяцев назад

    COOL !!!

  • @GuardianIlIIllIIIIllIIIlll
    @GuardianIlIIllIIIIllIIIlll 2 месяца назад

    Why take a road in a circle when you can make a giant elevator that will cut the time in half.... possibly a conveyor belt.

  • @shahedvalian2694
    @shahedvalian2694 7 месяцев назад

    Doesn't show where all these rocks dumped into!!!

  • @Haplo-san
    @Haplo-san 7 месяцев назад +2

    I think there are at least hundred different documentaries made or mentioned this mine and vehicles. And a man hover around those truck wheels still giving me anxiety. Those should be on rails and tracks, not compressed air that can explode like a bomb.

    • @dyetman0714
      @dyetman0714 7 месяцев назад +1

      Lol that would be a ridiculous waste of material and set up a huge limit on what could ever be mined. 7 years to target an ore area would turn into 14 years. Come on.

  • @EVILJAMARR
    @EVILJAMARR 7 месяцев назад +5

    Alarmingly destructive

  • @eljaroebeukes5118
    @eljaroebeukes5118 7 месяцев назад +4

    Will the hole ever be big enough for the BBC?

  • @d.ramesh1224
    @d.ramesh1224 7 месяцев назад +1

    A man who wants to go outside feels like he is ina loophole

  • @Vishalkumar233dhsj
    @Vishalkumar233dhsj 7 месяцев назад +2

    Climate change ( not mining)

  • @docstevens007
    @docstevens007 6 месяцев назад

    Everything about the mine would appear stupid

  • @ElectricianTS
    @ElectricianTS 3 месяца назад

    Isn't the open pit mine in Australia the biggest mine???

  • @catalinamarquez6937
    @catalinamarquez6937 Месяц назад

    Too many gases go out of that place😮

  • @dyetman0714
    @dyetman0714 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'm telling you right now. There nothing exciting about driving an articulated off road dump truck. It's boring, it's horrible on your spine, it's repetitive and a slow progress shift. Literally the exact opposite of anything that can be described as exciting.
    Everything else in the video cool though.

    • @iesous444
      @iesous444 2 месяца назад

      they are rigid trucks not articulated

  • @rachelb3941
    @rachelb3941 7 месяцев назад

    I’d love to watch this but I literally cannot stand the music. Dear lord. Find something else for the background.

  • @catalinamarquez6937
    @catalinamarquez6937 Месяц назад

    Wiwwww huge

  • @linnhmaw
    @linnhmaw 18 дней назад

    you mean modern human history

  • @catalinamarquez6937
    @catalinamarquez6937 Месяц назад

    Do you believe me if I tell you I can see different colors gases almost orange 😮

  • @muchirigachirigachiri3839
    @muchirigachirigachiri3839 2 месяца назад

    GENESIS 1 VERSE 28

  • @elons_sidekick
    @elons_sidekick 7 месяцев назад +2

    Any buddy from India.?

  • @Rentokilolexusaicuxg
    @Rentokilolexusaicuxg 7 месяцев назад

    Allergic to Baldwin? Bye

  • @rakkahooah2187
    @rakkahooah2187 7 месяцев назад +1

    The largest and most destructive. It’s educational videos like these that are important for our future generations to understand the impact that these mining companies have on our environment and our communities. The implementation of policies that will address extreme impacts like these capitalistic companies exploiting our natural resources for their own profit must be created in order to ensure our survival. Climate change is REAL. It is time we take initiative in our efforts to empower the communities who are subjected to this threat.

  • @arsenal0095
    @arsenal0095 7 месяцев назад

    Wow 👌 huge

    • @harrygrimley4352
      @harrygrimley4352 7 месяцев назад

      Thanks. That's what you're mom said.

    • @arsenal0095
      @arsenal0095 7 месяцев назад

      @harrygrimley4352 didn't know my mum liked to watch these beautifully engineered vehicles

  • @pdan4
    @pdan4 7 месяцев назад +3

    Using trucks to vacate the rock at a long term mine this big? That's insane, they'd have to drive so far... Conveyor belts, come on.

    • @666Tomato666
      @666Tomato666 7 месяцев назад +10

      Congratulations! You've fixed the problem, nobody else even considered this before! You've single-handedly saved them millions of dollars every week. Just go to the HQ to get your reward.

    • @wbbartlett
      @wbbartlett 7 месяцев назад

      Did that make you feel better about yourself for a few seconds?@@666Tomato666