World's largest open pit gold mine in Muruntau, Uzbekistan

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 24 August 2017 at 06:40:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 March 2018 at 13:31:36 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 April 2018 at 13:39:46 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, open pit mine, natural resources, Uzbekistan
Fig. 1 - S2 (24.08.2017) - 4,3,2, natural colour - Muruntau gold mine in Uzbekistan is 560 meters deep as underscored by shadows.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (28.03.2018) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - The pits depth shows thanks to the radar shadows & foreshortening.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (24.08.2017) - Four other mines just south of Muruntau.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (02.04.2018) - Alongside cotton, mining represents a major part of the exports of this dry landlocked country.
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