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Super Structures of the World

Season 1Episode 1Aired 1998-01-10
Grasberg Mine: Gold Mine in the Clouds

Grasberg Mine: Gold Mine in the Clouds

At 14,000 feet, in the remote jungles of New Guinea is the largest gold and copper deposit in the world. Getting to that deposit and building a profitable mine was one of the biggest engineering challenges ever.