41.   Gold in Bolivia is produced mainly from open pit mine through a carbon-in-leach operation.

42.   Inco is awaiting a feasibility study on development of the Labrador mine site, initially with an open pit mine, and the location and size of a smelter.

43.   In the meantime, mill feed would be supplemented by lower grade ore from the open pit and lower grade ore from the underground mine.

44.   Shattuck and Smith next climbed a hill overlooking the open pit where witnesses said the bodies were thrown.

45.   The available grade of open pit ore to be mined was also likely to be below original expectations.

46.   The mine is said to be the biggest open pit gold mine in South America.

47.   The partners were confident they could add to the reserves in the coming months with an exploration program in the open pit and underground.

48.   The miners in the Kolubara open pit played a crucial role in the ouster last October of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

49.   The strike began Wednesday in the Kolubara open pit mine and spread Thursday to nearby Kostolac.

50.   To top it off, part of the open pit mine would have to be built beneath the town, meaning thousands of people would have to be uprooted.