Copperton, Utah - Bingham Canyon Mine - Biggest Pit in the World

Copperton, Utah - Bingham Canyon Mine - Biggest Pit in the World

If the open-pit Bingham Canyon Copper Mine were a stadium, it could seat nine million people. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Copperton, Utah - Biggest Pit in The World

Kennecott Utah Copper celebrated 100 years of copper mining in the Bingham Canyon Mine in 2003. The Mine is now more than three-quarters of a mile deep and it's still 2 1/2 miles wide, and it's still the Largest Man Made Excavation on Earth.

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]

Copperton, Utah - Bingham Canyon Mine - Biggest Pit in the World

We visited the Bingham Canyon Mine in mid-July. The kids liked it better than the Grand Canyon, probably because of the explosions and heavy equipment. The security guard let us know, however, that we were among the last guests they would have at that spot, since the visitor center was going to be closed and moved. Hurry to see it, or call first. [Karen Carlson, 08/24/2005]