Mining in the Gobi

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Category:Architecture and Structures

Subcategory:Roads

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Keywords:goat, goats, sheep, domestic, domesticated, A0203, National Road, paved, gravel, cross, Bactrian, camel, gold, copper, Ivanhoe, Rio Tinto, nomads, nomad, herders, herd, herding, mitigation, mining, mine, Gobi, crossing, crossings, livestock, road ecology

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Dimensions7339 x 4897

Original file size22.2 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken19-Feb-13 17:46

Date modified21-Apr-13 12:40

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D800

Focal length35 mm

Focal length (35mm)35 mm

Max lens aperturef/2.8

Exposure1/500 at f/11

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias+2/3 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 800

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom1x

Livestock crossing along road from Oyu Tolgoi (mine site) to Gashuun Sukhait (border Mongolia/China), Gobi, Ömnögovi, Mongolia

Livestock crossing along road from Oyu Tolgoi (mine site) to Gashuun Sukhait (border Mongolia/China), Gobi, Ömnögovi, Mongolia. A livestock crossing consists of a very gradual slope on both sides of the road (perhaps about 10-20 m wide (road length) at selected locations. These types of livestock crossings were requested by nomadic livestock herders who believe that domesticated Bactrian camels may have trouble crossing the standard slope associated with the road bed.