Haul Trucks on Switchback Roads in Copper Mine

Brutal midday sun illuminates a vast copper mine pit where massive haul trucks traverse steep switchback roads carved into reddish earth. Low ground fog pools in the deepest depressions of the excavation, resting on the uneven terrain below the bright sky. The rugged tracks of the vehicles sit against the smooth, dusty slopes rising on either side. Sparse, dry vegetation dots the rim of the pit, marking early spring in this remote Moroccan landscape. Shot from a low angle, the perspective places the towering machinery against the open sky. A thick shadow falls across the front tire of the nearest truck, at the base of the massive metal form in the dusty soil.