1958 Press Photo Suction dredge mining operation in Kursk, Russia. - noc28616

Mining operations go afloat at Kursk, Russia, where this suction dredge extracts iron ore from a water-filled quarry. The dredge daily ejects 20,000 cubic meters of pulverized ore. The ore is said to contain 53 to 57 percent iron.

Photo is dated 1958.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.