Copperton, Utah - Bingham Canyon Mine - Biggest Pit in the World
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- Address:
- Copperton, UT
- Directions:
- Bingham Copper Mine. From Toole, take Vine St. (Rt. 48) nine miles east via Middle Canyon to the observation deck at Sunrise Overlook/Butterfield Pass. Plaques indicate where explosive charges are placed.
- Admission:
- Cars $5 - mini tour buses $30 - regular tour buses $50.
- Hours:
- Daily Apr. - Oct. 8 am - 8 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 801-252-3234
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Copperton, Utah - Bingham Canyon Mine - Biggest Pit in the WorldIf the open-pit Bingham Canyon Copper Mine were a stadium, it could seat nine million people. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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In addition to the huge tire in your story (they are bigger now), there is an award-winning Visitors Center with fun and exciting exhibits and displays and a 15-minute video tour of the copper production operations (Mine, Concentrator, Smelter and Refinery). In the spring of 2006, the facility will be relocated 500 feet lower into the Mine at about 6,200 feet above sea level. [Bruce Whitehead, 12/15/2005]
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