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Main operations area of the Kennecott Utah Copper mine owned by Rio Tinto in the Oquirrh Mountains of Salt Lake County, Utah.

 

To see more of this gigantic pit check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/sets/72157627780868214

 

 

Bingham Canyon Mine, located near Salt Lake City, is the world's deepest man-made open pit excavation. The mine is 2.75 miles (4,5km) across and 0.75 mile (1,2km) deep. Since mining operations started in 1906, Bingham Canyon Mine has been the granddaddy of all copper mines.

Courtesy: www.losapos.com/openpitmines

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Uploaded on August 16, 2017
Taken on August 16, 2017