A dump truck fully laden with gold ore passes an empty truck returning down into the mine. The trucks run 24hrs a day, 365 days a year in a relentless push to maximise efficiency and profit. At the current rate of excavation, gold resources in the Superpit will last until 2017. It takes 6 trucks worth of gold ore to produce one ounce of pure gold. With each truck using up to 4000 litres of diesel per day, the monthly fuel bill for the Superpit exceeds AUD$5million.
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