Kopalnia Polkowice-Sieroszowice - AFP

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Piotr Krzyzewski, KGHM vice president in charge of finance, poses for a photo during an AFP interview at the headquarters of KGHM, the country’s metal...

Miners walk down together for their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Pola...

Miners walk down together for their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Pola...

Miners walk down together for their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Pola...

Miners walk down together for their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Pola...

Miners walk down together for their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Pola...

Shadows of miners are visible on the wall of a mining face more than 1,000 meters underground in the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in...

A miner assists in unloading copper ore above a conveyor belt more than 1,000 meters underground in the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine...

Miners walk along a corridor more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

A miner checks the copper ore more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

A driver looks on behind the wheel of a mining vehicle used to transport miners more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice coppe...

A driver looks on behind the wheel of a mining vehicle used to transport miners more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice coppe...

Miners use heavy machines to work more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owne...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

Ariel Wojciuszkiewicz, a geologist, poses for a photo in a service chamber more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

A miner works on securing the mine vault with rock bolts more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in so...

A Landrover adapted as a mining vehicle used to transport miners stands in a chamber more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice...

Ariel Wojciuszkiewicz, a geologist, adjusts his helmet in a service chamber more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper an...

Ariel Wojciuszkiewicz (C), a geologist, talks with two other miners at service chamber more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowic...

Miners get into the elevator to get back to the surface after their shift more than 1,000 meters underground at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and...

Mining lamps charge in the lamp room at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallu...

Mining lamps charge in the lamp room at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallu...

Mining lamps charge in the lamp room at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallu...

General view of the St. James shaft of the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallur...

General view of the St. James shaft of the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallur...

General view of the St. James shaft of the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country’s metallur...

Aerial view of the St. James Shaft at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the metallurgical giant...

Aerial view of the St. James Shaft at the Polkowice–Sieroszowice copper and silver mine in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the metallurgical giant...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM, the country's metallurgical giant, on March 24, 2026. (Photo...