 The mining industry has a significant cultural and economic impact on the United States. Many of their modern symbols, signages and logos pay homage to the California Gold Rush of 1848-1855 or just more colloquially known as Gold Rush. There are nearly 13,000 mining operations in the United States according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. In 2019, U.S. mining directly and indirectly generated more than 1.3 million full-time and part-time jobs. Let's take a look at five mines that you can work at in the United States. So the first mine is the Lucky Friday mine, which is an underground silver, lead and sink mine located in Molen, Idaho. This is one of the oldest mines in America as it was discovered in 1880, but production did not start until 1942. Currently, it is owned and operated by Hecklaw Mining and is expected to operate for another 20-30 years thanks to the completion of the number four shaft project at the mine which will provide access to the highest grade ore in the mine's 75-year history. Next up is Bingham Canyon. Bingham Canyon is an open pit copper porphyry mine southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. You may recognize it as the largest open pit mine in the world or for the famous landslide in 2013, which the effects can be seen by NASA satellite imagery. The locals commonly refer to it as the Kennecott copper mine as it is the Kennecott Utah copper cooperation which operates the mine. The mine was discovered in 1846, opened in 1906 and since then it is the leading copper-producing mine in the world, having produced over 19 million tons. The third mine is the Red Dog mine. The Red Dog mine is an open pit sink and lead mine located in northwestern Alaska and is owned and operated by a Canadian mining company called Tech Resources. It is the world's largest producer of sink and accounts for 10% of the world's sink production and 55% of the mineral value produced in Alaska in 2008. The concentrate from Red Dog is shipped to Tech's metallurgical facilities in Trail, British Columbia, Canada, before being exported to customers in Asia and Europe. Next is the Morenzi mine. The Morenzi mine is owned by Freeport McMorrin and is located 16 kilometers south of Silver City, Arizona. Morenzi pioneered the large-scale hydrometallurgical treatment of mine-copper ore by dump leaching, solvent extraction, and electrical winning during 1985 in parallel with conventional treatment. Waste is mainly used to backfill the Morenzi pit while the ore which averaged a .29 copper percent grade in 2004 is hauled to in-pit primary crushers. Last but not least is the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold mine. The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold mine is the largest gold mine in Colorado history and is the only remaining significant producer of gold in the state. Owned by Neumann Corporation, the mining method used here is an open pit operation and the gold is recovered from the ore by heap leaching. The mine also has a visitor center where you can learn more about the mine and even take a mine tour. So that's it for this video on the five mines you can work at in the United States. The United States is a resource rich country with good paying wages and plenty of job opportunities making it an attractive destination for those who want to work in the mining industry in a new country. If you want more of these videos let me know in the comments and we'll see you next time.