2023 Photo Contest Winners

1st Place Winner: David Mandeville

1st place photo by David Mandeville : (Click to expand)

2nd Place Winner: Venkata Aneesh Kona

2nd place photo by Venkata Aneesh Kona:
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3rd Place Winner: Benoit Monnet

3rd place photo by Benoit Monnet :
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Honorable Mentions(Click any photo to expand)

Honorable Mention: Aibyek Khamkhash

Honorable mention photo by Aibyek Khamkhash: Nevada Mine, NV, USA
Fine ore too dusty

Honorable Mention: Jayson Ripke

Honorable mention photo by Jayson Ripke: Pb, Zn, and Cu concentrating Mill, MO, USA
Froth flotation is used to concentrate galena and chalcopyrite

Honorable Mention: Ardani Patanduk

Honorable mention photo by Ardani Patanduk: Indonesia
Stockpile, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Honorable Mention: Yahiya Alshangiti

Honorable mention photo by Yahiya Alshangiti : Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Co. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MAK- Guyan Plant Gold Smelting.

Honorable Mention: Flor Segobia

Honorable mention photo by Flor Segobia: Cajamarca, Perú
Sample of cavansite from India.

Honorable Mention: Nathalie Kupka

Honorable mention photo by Nathalie Kupka: Panama
Butterfly visiting while filtering samples of flotation campaign

Honorable Mention: Arni Mashita Dinda

Honorable mention photo by Arni Mashita Dinda: Sump, Angsana, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dewatering

Honorable Mention: Gaurav Kumar

Honorable mention photo by Gaurav Kumar: Bastacolla Collierr, Dhansar, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Beauty of the nature around the mines.

Honorable Mention: Alyssa Kendir

Honorable mention photo by Alyssa Kendir : Cripple Creek & Victor Overlook
Newmont's Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine during winter, taken from the public access overlook

Honorable Mention: Victor Salazar Julca

Honorable mention photo by Victor Salazar Julca: Mina Shahuindo, Cajamarca, Perú
"Shahuindo mining pit, with a rear view of the Algamarca Anticline, where the scenic beauty of the mining industry in development is reflected."