Open-pit or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
This form of mining differs from extractive methods that require tunneling into the earth, such as long wall mining. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful minerals or rocks are found near the surface; that is, where the overburden (surface material covering the valuable deposit) is relatively thin or the material of interest is structurally unsuitable for tunneling (as would be the case for sand, cinder, and gravel). For minerals that occur deep below the surface—where the overburden is thick or the mineral occurs as veins in hard rock—underground mining methods extract the valued material.
Open-pit mines are typically enlarged until either the mineral resource is exhausted, or an increasing ratio of overburden to ore makes further mining uneconomic. When this occurs, the exhausted mines are sometimes converted to landfills for disposal of solid wastes. However, some form of water control is usually required to keep the mine pit from becoming a lake, if the mine is situated in a climate of considerable precipitation or if any layers of the pit forming the mine border productive aquifers.
"Open Pit Mine" is a first person narrative that tells the story of an unnamed Arizona copper miner and his wife Rosie. The man states that "there was nothing for Rosie that I wouldn't do" and it is her love that inspires him to continue with his dreary work. However, after learning that she has been having an affair, he shoots her and her lover "while their arms were entwined" and buries her body in the open pit mine. The final verse of the song is ambiguous, implying suicide:
The song was atypical for Jones, containing no chorus and sparse, folk-tinged instrumentation. The song reached number 13 on the country singles chart. He would recut the song a few years later on the Musicor label.
The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, an international mining and exploration company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The copper operations at Bingham Canyon Mine are managed through Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation which operates the mine, a concentrator plant, a smelter, and a refinery. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (0.97km) deep, 2.5 miles (4km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres (770ha). It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 under the name Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine. The mine experienced a massive landslide in April 2013 and a smaller slide in September 2013.
History
Minerals, in the form of copper ore, were first discovered in Bingham Canyon in 1848 by two brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, sons of Erastus Bingham, Mormon pioneers of September 1847, who grazed their cattle there. They reported their find to their leader, Brigham Young, who advised against pursuing mining operations because the survival and establishment of settlements was of paramount importance at that time. The brothers applied themselves to that purpose as directed and did not stake a claim. In 1850, the Bingham family went to settle what is now Weber County, leaving the canyon still today known by their name.
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5.. Asbestos Mine, Canada
Also known as the Jeffrey Mine, it’s located in Asbestos, Quebec and it was in operation until 2012. It’s a whopping 2 kilometers wide and 370 meters deep! Check out this thing on google maps and you can tell how completely massive this thing is! It’s the by far the largest asbestos mine in the world. For a long period of time, people would use this mineral to put into their walls and keep their homes from catching on fire! But recently there’s been a link with asbestos and a disease called mesothelioma, which is a lung condition. This is a toxic substance that people should avoid, so obviously this large mine went out of business. The lake at the bottom might look like an inviting blue, but you can bet your bottom dollar, it’s highly toxic! The small town that grew with the thriving asbestos industry feels like they’ve kind of lost their identity once the mine was forced to close, but people do still live there.
4. Mcarthur River Uranium Mine
In case you were wondering which mine produces the most uranium in the world, that would be of course the Mcarthur River uranium mine in Saskatchewan Canada. This huge deposit was found in 1988 and finally a mining operation took place in 1997, when it began producing what’s known as Yellowcake. It’s not the kind of yellow cake you’d eat with your grandparents. This stuff has a horrific odor and basically what it is, is concentrated uranium powder which can then be used for powering nuclear reactors. We imagine this powdery substance is quite difficult to get ahold of. There aren’t a ton of photos of this place but, it does produce about 13 percent of the global uranium production across the globe.
3. Diavik Diamond Mine
In case you thought it was Africa who had all the massive diamond mines, think again! The Diavik Diamond mine, found in the the northwest territories of Canada is one of the largest producers of diamonds in the Northern hemisphere and this place is pretty crazy! They annually produce 7 million carats of diamonds each year and you better believe it’s not easy to get here. The Diavik mine is found north of the arctic circle and it’s definitely cold! This photo here shows the subarctic landscapes that surround the diamond mine. You thought getting to work in the morning was tough for you? Imagine trying to get to work here! Just recently in 2015, this diamond produced what was known as the Diavik Foxfire 187.7 which is one of the largest rough gem quality diamonds ever produced.
2. Siberian Diamond Mine
Also known as the Mirny Mine, The USSR began searching for ways to make to make themselves a more economical stable and independent union. In 1955 the Soviets discovered large diamond deposits at this site in the far away lands of Siberia and many people got to work very quickly in order to help bring wealth to the union. After about 20 years of operations, they finally decided that At one point this mine produced 10 million carats of diamonds a year and reaches a max depth of 524 meters or around 1700 feet making it the 2nd largest excavated hole in the world. The mine is so deep, airspace is closed over the hole due to helicopter crashes caused from the downward flow of air. The construction of this in the frigid conditions of Siberia must have been grueling and downright cruel. Sources state that the machinery used at this mine had to be covered at night or it would freeze Are the diamonds worth freezing to death?! It’s unoperational today but Some claim that there’s still a bunch of diamonds in this mine and the whole thing could be worth about 12 Billion dollars. It’s possible that controlling this diamond is mine is crucial to controlling the price of diamonds across the world.
Bingham Copper Mine
The bingham copper mine located near Salt Lake City Utah is home to the biggest pit in the world and it’s been in operation since 1903. It’s about 2.5 miles wide and if it were a stadium, it would be able to fit an estimated 9.5 million people. It keeps getting bigger and bigger too! Diligent workers can move about 250,000 tons of rock each day and it’s even become a tourist attraction in recent years before a massive landslide took place. Some claim that this was the biggest non volcanic landslide to take place in North American modern history. This photo we see here shows you the aftermath of this massive landslide and Bingham Copper mine and it makes you wonder how safe some of the conditions at these mines truly are. The landslides were so massive, that they actually triggered a few small earthquakes! Experts estimated that 165 tons of earth slide down from the top of the mine all the way to the bottom.
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5.. Asbestos Mine, Canada
Also known as the Jeffrey Mine, it’s located in Asbestos, Quebec and it was in operation until 2012. It’s a whopping 2 kilometers wide and 370 meters deep! Check out this thing on google maps and you can tell how completely massive this thing is! It’s the by far the largest asbestos mine in the world. For a long period of time, people would use this mineral to put into their walls and keep their homes from catching on fire! But recently there’s been a link with asbestos and a disease called mesothelioma, which is a lung condition. This is a toxic substance that people should avoid, so obviously this large mine went out of business. The lake at the bottom might look like an inviting blue, but you can bet your bottom dollar, it’s highly toxic! The small town that grew with the thriving asbestos industry feels like they’ve kind of lost their identity once the mine was forced to close, but people do still live there.
4. Mcarthur River Uranium Mine
In case you were wondering which mine produces the most uranium in the world, that would be of course the Mcarthur River uranium mine in Saskatchewan Canada. This huge deposit was found in 1988 and finally a mining operation took place in 1997, when it began producing what’s known as Yellowcake. It’s not the kind of yellow cake you’d eat with your grandparents. This stuff has a horrific odor and basically what it is, is concentrated uranium powder which can then be used for powering nuclear reactors. We imagine this powdery substance is quite difficult to get ahold of. There aren’t a ton of photos of this place but, it does produce about 13 percent of the global uranium production across the globe.
3. Diavik Diamond Mine
In case you thought it was Africa who had all the massive diamond mines, think again! The Diavik Diamond mine, found in the the northwest territories of Canada is one of the largest producers of diamonds in the Northern hemisphere and this place is pretty crazy! They annually produce 7 million carats of diamonds each year and you better believe it’s not easy to get here. The Diavik mine is found north of the arctic circle and it’s definitely cold! This photo here shows the subarctic landscapes that surround the diamond mine. You thought getting to work in the morning was tough for you? Imagine trying to get to work here! Just recently in 2015, this diamond produced what was known as the Diavik Foxfire 187.7 which is one of the largest rough gem quality diamonds ever produced.
2. Siberian Diamond Mine
Also known as the Mirny Mine, The USSR began searching for ways to make to make themselves a more economical stable and independent union. In 1955 the Soviets discovered large diamond deposits at this site in the far away lands of Siberia and many people got to work very quickly in order to help bring wealth to the union. After about 20 years of operations, they finally decided that At one point this mine produced 10 million carats of diamonds a year and reaches a max depth of 524 meters or around 1700 feet making it the 2nd largest excavated hole in the world. The mine is so deep, airspace is closed over the hole due to helicopter crashes caused from the downward flow of air. The construction of this in the frigid conditions of Siberia must have been grueling and downright cruel. Sources state that the machinery used at this mine had to be covered at night or it would freeze Are the diamonds worth freezing to death?! It’s unoperational today but Some claim that there’s still a bunch of diamonds in this mine and the whole thing could be worth about 12 Billion dollars. It’s possible that controlling this diamond is mine is crucial to controlling the price of diamonds across the world.
Bingham Copper Mine
The bingham copper mine located near Salt Lake City Utah is home to the biggest pit in the world and it’s been in operation since 1903. It’s about 2.5 miles wide and if it were a stadium, it would be able to fit an estimated 9.5 million people. It keeps getting bigger and bigger too! Diligent workers can move about 250,000 tons of rock each day and it’s even become a tourist attraction in recent years before a massive landslide took place. Some claim that this was the biggest non volcanic landslide to take place in North American modern history. This photo we see here shows you the aftermath of this massive landslide and Bingham Copper mine and it makes you wonder how safe some of the conditions at these mines truly are. The landslides were so massive, that they actually triggered a few small earthquakes! Experts estimated that 165 tons of earth slide down from the top of the mine all the way to the bottom.
Welcome to Highland Valley Copper mine.
During my time at the largest open pit copper mine in Canada, i learned many things about mining and processing copper ...
Welcome to Highland Valley Copper mine.
During my time at the largest open pit copper mine in Canada, i learned many things about mining and processing copper that I never knew before.
Besides the giant face shovels, hands down my favorite part of this tour was learning about the reclamation process. It's astounding how much effort Teck Mining puts into restoring the environment at their mine sites across Canada. In many cases, they restore the land better than it was before by creating engineered microclimates which draw other species of wildlife that weren't previously able to live there before. It's truely amazing how biologists are able to revive the most desolate of landscapes in such a short time, and create basically a perfect habit.
Before taking the tour, I had a head full of misconceptions of the mining industry. To be honest I was quite sceptical, but seeing it with my own two eyes, definitely changed my outlook and opinion of mining natural resources in my beautiful country of Canada 🇨🇦. Fun fact: each one of those benches are 30 meters high.
Welcome to Highland Valley Copper mine.
During my time at the largest open pit copper mine in Canada, i learned many things about mining and processing copper that I never knew before.
Besides the giant face shovels, hands down my favorite part of this tour was learning about the reclamation process. It's astounding how much effort Teck Mining puts into restoring the environment at their mine sites across Canada. In many cases, they restore the land better than it was before by creating engineered microclimates which draw other species of wildlife that weren't previously able to live there before. It's truely amazing how biologists are able to revive the most desolate of landscapes in such a short time, and create basically a perfect habit.
Before taking the tour, I had a head full of misconceptions of the mining industry. To be honest I was quite sceptical, but seeing it with my own two eyes, definitely changed my outlook and opinion of mining natural resources in my beautiful country of Canada 🇨🇦. Fun fact: each one of those benches are 30 meters high.
[4K] Largest Hole in the World - Bingham Canyon Mine - 60 fps
A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually of a 320 ton model, identifiable by the red lip on the front of the dump bed. Additionally the machine I thought was a 4100XPC was actually a 2800XPC, a slightly smaller model. The 4100XPC (#98) is up on the left side of the pit and there is a significant amount of footage of it in this video.
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WORLD'S LARGEST MAN-MADE EXCAVATION-KENNECOTT COPPER MINE-BINGHAM CANYON MINE-RIO TINTO MINE IN SALT LAKE CITY-UTAH Take the mine tour with Sue & I as we show you the world's largest man-made "hole" what has been in operation since 1906! This mine is being worked in the Oquirrh Mountains, south of Salt Lake City Utah. This open pit is 5/8 of a mile deep, and 2.5 miles in dia. It covers 2000 acres, and has provided much of the copper used in the world today.
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Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide and 1,200 meters or 3,900 feet deep. Since 1906, when the first steam shovels began removing waste rock from the sides of the mountain to reach the low-grade copper ore deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine has yielded more than 19 million tons of copper, 23 million ounces of gold, 190 million ounces of silver, plus other minerals. The value of the resources extracted from here is greater than the Comstock Lode...
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The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19 million tons. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (970 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 under the name Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine. - WikiPedia
published: 08 Sep 2017
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
Kennecott Utah Copper Mine at Bingham Canyon (USA) recovering from enormous landslide (10 April 2013)
http://www.asirobots.com/mining/ In April, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City Utah experienced one of the largest landslides in history, involving more than 165 million tons of material. As part of their cleanup efforts, the mine is turning to remote control/vehicle automation technology. The Discovery Channel Canada's TV show, Daily Planet, how unmanned vehicle automation technology is helping mine operators clear some of the most dangerous areas of the slide. To date, robotic vehicles are responsible for moving millions of tons of material from affected areas. The video features Cody Sutherlin (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), Mark Sauder (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), and Mitch Torrie (Autonomous Solutions, Inc.). This spot aired on September 23, 2013.
published: 22 Dec 2014
The Kennecott Bingham Canyon mine Visitor Center - The Worlds Largest Mine
The visitor center at the Bingham Canyon Mine closed when they had the world's largest cave in. The mine is now as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon!
The Visitor center reopens in the spring of 2019, just in time for the visit by the "Big Boy" the worlds bigger steam locomotive on May 10! AND the NMRA National Convention in July 2019 which will have the tour on the convention schedule. The visitor center was opened in the late fall of 2018 for a few days to test the format, check safety and let the staff meet the public. AND we were invited!! AND so are you.
The new visitor center is located in the pit, right next to the massive slide - cave-in that closed the mine so that visitors can also see what ended up being the largest ever man made landslide, well over a mile long and over 3000...
published: 02 Dec 2018
Bingham Canyon mine landslide was expected
Bingham Canyon mine landslide was expected
published: 03 Jun 2021
loading into the crusher Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually...
A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually of a 320 ton model, identifiable by the red lip on the front of the dump bed. Additionally the machine I thought was a 4100XPC was actually a 2800XPC, a slightly smaller model. The 4100XPC (#98) is up on the left side of the pit and there is a significant amount of footage of it in this video.
A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually of a 320 ton model, identifiable by the red lip on the front of the dump bed. Additionally the machine I thought was a 4100XPC was actually a 2800XPC, a slightly smaller model. The 4100XPC (#98) is up on the left side of the pit and there is a significant amount of footage of it in this video.
WORLD'S LARGEST MAN-MADE EXCAVATION-KENNECOTT COPPER MINE-BINGHAM CANYON MINE-RIO TINTO MINE IN SALT LAKE CITY-UTAH Take the mine tour with Sue & I as we show y...
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Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation e...
Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide and 1,200 meters or 3,900 feet deep. Since 1906, when the first steam shovels began removing waste rock from the sides of the mountain to reach the low-grade copper ore deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine has yielded more than 19 million tons of copper, 23 million ounces of gold, 190 million ounces of silver, plus other minerals. The value of the resources extracted from here is greater than the Comstock Lode, Klondike, and California gold rush mining regions combined!
Bingham Canyon discovered in 1848 by two brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham. Although they reported the find to their leader, Brigham Young advised against pursuing mining operations because the survival and establishment of Mormon settlements was of greater importance at that time. It was not until 1863 that extraction of low-grade porphyry copper ore began. These nineteenth-century mines, though, were relatively small. However, in 1903, Daniel Jackling and Enos Wall organized the Utah Copper Company and began construction of a pilot mill at Copperton, just beyond the mouth of the canyon. Serious mining efforts got underway in 1906. The Kennecott Copper Corporation that operated mines in Kennecott, Alaska, acquired the company in 1936. this mine, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites, is just one of the two man-made objects on earth that can be seen by astronauts from outer space. The other is the Great Wall Of China.
On April 10, 2013, Bingham Canyon also produced the largest, non-volcanic landslide in the history of North America when 65–70 million cubic meters of dirt and rock thundered down the side of the pit. The event was large enough that seismic networks designed to record earthquakes detected the rumble of sliding debris.
Today, the mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, an international mining and exploration company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The copper operations at Bingham Canyon Mine are managed through Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC) which operates the mine, a concentrator plant, a smelter, and a refinery. As of 2010, KUCC is the second largest copper producer in the United States and meets about 13-18% percent of the country’s needs for copper.
A big tire from one of the mine's 190-ton capacity dump trucks that serves as a photo op, and a tape loop that spouts facts 'n figures about the mighty hole in English, Spanish, German, and Japanese. "The Bingham Canyon Mine produces a quarter-millions tons of copper annually," it announces. "The mine has been dubbed, 'The Richest Hole on Earth'."
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Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide and 1,200 meters or 3,900 feet deep. Since 1906, when the first steam shovels began removing waste rock from the sides of the mountain to reach the low-grade copper ore deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine has yielded more than 19 million tons of copper, 23 million ounces of gold, 190 million ounces of silver, plus other minerals. The value of the resources extracted from here is greater than the Comstock Lode, Klondike, and California gold rush mining regions combined!
Bingham Canyon discovered in 1848 by two brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham. Although they reported the find to their leader, Brigham Young advised against pursuing mining operations because the survival and establishment of Mormon settlements was of greater importance at that time. It was not until 1863 that extraction of low-grade porphyry copper ore began. These nineteenth-century mines, though, were relatively small. However, in 1903, Daniel Jackling and Enos Wall organized the Utah Copper Company and began construction of a pilot mill at Copperton, just beyond the mouth of the canyon. Serious mining efforts got underway in 1906. The Kennecott Copper Corporation that operated mines in Kennecott, Alaska, acquired the company in 1936. this mine, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites, is just one of the two man-made objects on earth that can be seen by astronauts from outer space. The other is the Great Wall Of China.
On April 10, 2013, Bingham Canyon also produced the largest, non-volcanic landslide in the history of North America when 65–70 million cubic meters of dirt and rock thundered down the side of the pit. The event was large enough that seismic networks designed to record earthquakes detected the rumble of sliding debris.
Today, the mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, an international mining and exploration company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The copper operations at Bingham Canyon Mine are managed through Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC) which operates the mine, a concentrator plant, a smelter, and a refinery. As of 2010, KUCC is the second largest copper producer in the United States and meets about 13-18% percent of the country’s needs for copper.
A big tire from one of the mine's 190-ton capacity dump trucks that serves as a photo op, and a tape loop that spouts facts 'n figures about the mighty hole in English, Spanish, German, and Japanese. "The Bingham Canyon Mine produces a quarter-millions tons of copper annually," it announces. "The mine has been dubbed, 'The Richest Hole on Earth'."
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The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porph...
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The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19 million tons. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (970 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 under the name Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine. - WikiPedia
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The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19 million tons. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (970 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 under the name Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine. - WikiPedia
http://www.asirobots.com/mining/ In April, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City Utah experienced one of the largest landslides in history, involving more...
http://www.asirobots.com/mining/ In April, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City Utah experienced one of the largest landslides in history, involving more than 165 million tons of material. As part of their cleanup efforts, the mine is turning to remote control/vehicle automation technology. The Discovery Channel Canada's TV show, Daily Planet, how unmanned vehicle automation technology is helping mine operators clear some of the most dangerous areas of the slide. To date, robotic vehicles are responsible for moving millions of tons of material from affected areas. The video features Cody Sutherlin (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), Mark Sauder (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), and Mitch Torrie (Autonomous Solutions, Inc.). This spot aired on September 23, 2013.
http://www.asirobots.com/mining/ In April, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City Utah experienced one of the largest landslides in history, involving more than 165 million tons of material. As part of their cleanup efforts, the mine is turning to remote control/vehicle automation technology. The Discovery Channel Canada's TV show, Daily Planet, how unmanned vehicle automation technology is helping mine operators clear some of the most dangerous areas of the slide. To date, robotic vehicles are responsible for moving millions of tons of material from affected areas. The video features Cody Sutherlin (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), Mark Sauder (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), and Mitch Torrie (Autonomous Solutions, Inc.). This spot aired on September 23, 2013.
The visitor center at the Bingham Canyon Mine closed when they had the world's largest cave in. The mine is now as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon!
The Visi...
The visitor center at the Bingham Canyon Mine closed when they had the world's largest cave in. The mine is now as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon!
The Visitor center reopens in the spring of 2019, just in time for the visit by the "Big Boy" the worlds bigger steam locomotive on May 10! AND the NMRA National Convention in July 2019 which will have the tour on the convention schedule. The visitor center was opened in the late fall of 2018 for a few days to test the format, check safety and let the staff meet the public. AND we were invited!! AND so are you.
The new visitor center is located in the pit, right next to the massive slide - cave-in that closed the mine so that visitors can also see what ended up being the largest ever man made landslide, well over a mile long and over 3000 feet high!!! The mine has also now passed the 4000 feet deep mark, not just the worlds largest man made excavation, but by far the worlds largest man made hole!
The new rules at the mine bar all private vehicles from the property. ALL personal car and trucks are parked in lots, the main mine lot at the site of the old town of Lark. Karyn's mom grew up in Lark, a town that no longer exists, berried under a thousand feet of mine debris.
The visitors will be transported to the visitor center in a fleet of 10 shuttle buses. The new gift shop is located at the Lark Gate and so you can visit it without taking the tour of the mine.
The visitor center at the Bingham Canyon Mine closed when they had the world's largest cave in. The mine is now as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon!
The Visitor center reopens in the spring of 2019, just in time for the visit by the "Big Boy" the worlds bigger steam locomotive on May 10! AND the NMRA National Convention in July 2019 which will have the tour on the convention schedule. The visitor center was opened in the late fall of 2018 for a few days to test the format, check safety and let the staff meet the public. AND we were invited!! AND so are you.
The new visitor center is located in the pit, right next to the massive slide - cave-in that closed the mine so that visitors can also see what ended up being the largest ever man made landslide, well over a mile long and over 3000 feet high!!! The mine has also now passed the 4000 feet deep mark, not just the worlds largest man made excavation, but by far the worlds largest man made hole!
The new rules at the mine bar all private vehicles from the property. ALL personal car and trucks are parked in lots, the main mine lot at the site of the old town of Lark. Karyn's mom grew up in Lark, a town that no longer exists, berried under a thousand feet of mine debris.
The visitors will be transported to the visitor center in a fleet of 10 shuttle buses. The new gift shop is located at the Lark Gate and so you can visit it without taking the tour of the mine.
The world's largest open-pit mines are on every continent. They are formed through years-long mining for minerals extracted through open mining. It's one of the simplest and cheapest ways to extract limestone, diamond, iron ore, coal as well as other minerals found in the upper layers of the Earth's crust. These mines are made artificially and exist only as long as they are maintained. Mining minerals in open-pit mines without mine shafts is a method used all over the world. The idea of open-pit mining is that the dead rock layers towards the surface conceal minerals that would be found in horizontal layers in mines.
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Open-pit or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
This form of mining differs from extractive methods that require tunneling into the earth, such as long wall mining. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful minerals or rocks are found near the surface; that is, where the overburden (surface material covering the valuable deposit) is relatively thin or the material of interest is structurally unsuitable for tunneling (as would be the case for sand, cinder, and gravel). For minerals that occur deep below the surface—where the overburden is thick or the mineral occurs as veins in hard rock—underground mining methods extract the valued material.
Open-pit mines are typically enlarged until either the mineral resource is exhausted, or an increasing ratio of overburden to ore makes further mining uneconomic. When this occurs, the exhausted mines are sometimes converted to landfills for disposal of solid wastes. However, some form of water control is usually required to keep the mine pit from becoming a lake, if the mine is situated in a climate of considerable precipitation or if any layers of the pit forming the mine border productive aquifers.
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From the worlds largest gold mine found on the top of a mountain to the largest diamond mine in the world here are the most massive mines in the world!
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5.. Asbestos Mine, Canada
Also known as the Jeffrey Mine, it’s located in Asbestos, Quebec and it was in operation until 2012. It’s a whopping 2 kilometers wide and 370 meters deep! Check out this thing on google maps and you can tell how completely massive this thing is! It’s the by far the largest asbestos mine in the world. For a long period of time, people would use this mineral to put into their walls and keep their homes from catching on fire! But recently there’s been a link with asbestos and a disease called mesothelioma, which is a lung condition. This is a toxic substance that people should avoid, so obviously this large mine went out of business. The lake at the bottom might look like an inviting blue, but you can bet your bottom dollar, it’s highly toxic! The small town that grew with the thriving asbestos industry feels like they’ve kind of lost their identity once the mine was forced to close, but people do still live there.
4. Mcarthur River Uranium Mine
In case you were wondering which mine produces the most uranium in the world, that would be of course the Mcarthur River uranium mine in Saskatchewan Canada. This huge deposit was found in 1988 and finally a mining operation took place in 1997, when it began producing what’s known as Yellowcake. It’s not the kind of yellow cake you’d eat with your grandparents. This stuff has a horrific odor and basically what it is, is concentrated uranium powder which can then be used for powering nuclear reactors. We imagine this powdery substance is quite difficult to get ahold of. There aren’t a ton of photos of this place but, it does produce about 13 percent of the global uranium production across the globe.
3. Diavik Diamond Mine
In case you thought it was Africa who had all the massive diamond mines, think again! The Diavik Diamond mine, found in the the northwest territories of Canada is one of the largest producers of diamonds in the Northern hemisphere and this place is pretty crazy! They annually produce 7 million carats of diamonds each year and you better believe it’s not easy to get here. The Diavik mine is found north of the arctic circle and it’s definitely cold! This photo here shows the subarctic landscapes that surround the diamond mine. You thought getting to work in the morning was tough for you? Imagine trying to get to work here! Just recently in 2015, this diamond produced what was known as the Diavik Foxfire 187.7 which is one of the largest rough gem quality diamonds ever produced.
2. Siberian Diamond Mine
Also known as the Mirny Mine, The USSR began searching for ways to make to make themselves a more economical stable and independent union. In 1955 the Soviets discovered large diamond deposits at this site in the far away lands of Siberia and many people got to work very quickly in order to help bring wealth to the union. After about 20 years of operations, they finally decided that At one point this mine produced 10 million carats of diamonds a year and reaches a max depth of 524 meters or around 1700 feet making it the 2nd largest excavated hole in the world. The mine is so deep, airspace is closed over the hole due to helicopter crashes caused from the downward flow of air. The construction of this in the frigid conditions of Siberia must have been grueling and downright cruel. Sources state that the machinery used at this mine had to be covered at night or it would freeze Are the diamonds worth freezing to death?! It’s unoperational today but Some claim that there’s still a bunch of diamonds in this mine and the whole thing could be worth about 12 Billion dollars. It’s possible that controlling this diamond is mine is crucial to controlling the price of diamonds across the world.
Bingham Copper Mine
The bingham copper mine located near Salt Lake City Utah is home to the biggest pit in the world and it’s been in operation since 1903. It’s about 2.5 miles wide and if it were a stadium, it would be able to fit an estimated 9.5 million people. It keeps getting bigger and bigger too! Diligent workers can move about 250,000 tons of rock each day and it’s even become a tourist attraction in recent years before a massive landslide took place. Some claim that this was the biggest non volcanic landslide to take place in North American modern history. This photo we see here shows you the aftermath of this massive landslide and Bingham Copper mine and it makes you wonder how safe some of the conditions at these mines truly are. The landslides were so massive, that they actually triggered a few small earthquakes! Experts estimated that 165 tons of earth slide down from the top of the mine all the way to the bottom.
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During my time at the largest open pit copper mine in Canada, i learned many things about mining and processing copper that I never knew before.
Besides the giant face shovels, hands down my favorite part of this tour was learning about the reclamation process. It's astounding how much effort Teck Mining puts into restoring the environment at their mine sites across Canada. In many cases, they restore the land better than it was before by creating engineered microclimates which draw other species of wildlife that weren't previously able to live there before. It's truely amazing how biologists are able to revive the most desolate of landscapes in such a short time, and create basically a perfect habit.
Before taking the tour, I had a head full of misconceptions of the mining industry. To be honest I was quite sceptical, but seeing it with my own two eyes, definitely changed my outlook and opinion of mining natural resources in my beautiful country of Canada 🇨🇦. Fun fact: each one of those benches are 30 meters high.
A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually of a 320 ton model, identifiable by the red lip on the front of the dump bed. Additionally the machine I thought was a 4100XPC was actually a 2800XPC, a slightly smaller model. The 4100XPC (#98) is up on the left side of the pit and there is a significant amount of footage of it in this video.
WORLD'S LARGEST MAN-MADE EXCAVATION-KENNECOTT COPPER MINE-BINGHAM CANYON MINE-RIO TINTO MINE IN SALT LAKE CITY-UTAH Take the mine tour with Sue & I as we show you the world's largest man-made "hole" what has been in operation since 1906! This mine is being worked in the Oquirrh Mountains, south of Salt Lake City Utah. This open pit is 5/8 of a mile deep, and 2.5 miles in dia. It covers 2000 acres, and has provided much of the copper used in the world today.
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Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World
The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide and 1,200 meters or 3,900 feet deep. Since 1906, when the first steam shovels began removing waste rock from the sides of the mountain to reach the low-grade copper ore deposits, Bingham Canyon Mine has yielded more than 19 million tons of copper, 23 million ounces of gold, 190 million ounces of silver, plus other minerals. The value of the resources extracted from here is greater than the Comstock Lode, Klondike, and California gold rush mining regions combined!
Bingham Canyon discovered in 1848 by two brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham. Although they reported the find to their leader, Brigham Young advised against pursuing mining operations because the survival and establishment of Mormon settlements was of greater importance at that time. It was not until 1863 that extraction of low-grade porphyry copper ore began. These nineteenth-century mines, though, were relatively small. However, in 1903, Daniel Jackling and Enos Wall organized the Utah Copper Company and began construction of a pilot mill at Copperton, just beyond the mouth of the canyon. Serious mining efforts got underway in 1906. The Kennecott Copper Corporation that operated mines in Kennecott, Alaska, acquired the company in 1936. this mine, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites, is just one of the two man-made objects on earth that can be seen by astronauts from outer space. The other is the Great Wall Of China.
On April 10, 2013, Bingham Canyon also produced the largest, non-volcanic landslide in the history of North America when 65–70 million cubic meters of dirt and rock thundered down the side of the pit. The event was large enough that seismic networks designed to record earthquakes detected the rumble of sliding debris.
Today, the mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, an international mining and exploration company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The copper operations at Bingham Canyon Mine are managed through Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC) which operates the mine, a concentrator plant, a smelter, and a refinery. As of 2010, KUCC is the second largest copper producer in the United States and meets about 13-18% percent of the country’s needs for copper.
A big tire from one of the mine's 190-ton capacity dump trucks that serves as a photo op, and a tape loop that spouts facts 'n figures about the mighty hole in English, Spanish, German, and Japanese. "The Bingham Canyon Mine produces a quarter-millions tons of copper annually," it announces. "The mine has been dubbed, 'The Richest Hole on Earth'."
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The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19 million tons. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (970 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966 under the name Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine. - WikiPedia
http://www.asirobots.com/mining/ In April, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City Utah experienced one of the largest landslides in history, involving more than 165 million tons of material. As part of their cleanup efforts, the mine is turning to remote control/vehicle automation technology. The Discovery Channel Canada's TV show, Daily Planet, how unmanned vehicle automation technology is helping mine operators clear some of the most dangerous areas of the slide. To date, robotic vehicles are responsible for moving millions of tons of material from affected areas. The video features Cody Sutherlin (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), Mark Sauder (Kennecott/Rio Tinto), and Mitch Torrie (Autonomous Solutions, Inc.). This spot aired on September 23, 2013.
The visitor center at the Bingham Canyon Mine closed when they had the world's largest cave in. The mine is now as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon!
The Visitor center reopens in the spring of 2019, just in time for the visit by the "Big Boy" the worlds bigger steam locomotive on May 10! AND the NMRA National Convention in July 2019 which will have the tour on the convention schedule. The visitor center was opened in the late fall of 2018 for a few days to test the format, check safety and let the staff meet the public. AND we were invited!! AND so are you.
The new visitor center is located in the pit, right next to the massive slide - cave-in that closed the mine so that visitors can also see what ended up being the largest ever man made landslide, well over a mile long and over 3000 feet high!!! The mine has also now passed the 4000 feet deep mark, not just the worlds largest man made excavation, but by far the worlds largest man made hole!
The new rules at the mine bar all private vehicles from the property. ALL personal car and trucks are parked in lots, the main mine lot at the site of the old town of Lark. Karyn's mom grew up in Lark, a town that no longer exists, berried under a thousand feet of mine debris.
The visitors will be transported to the visitor center in a fleet of 10 shuttle buses. The new gift shop is located at the Lark Gate and so you can visit it without taking the tour of the mine.
Until these tunnels Shall become our grave We dwell with the poets The eerie echoes Of shameful choirs Howl deep within here Sounds of harm Frome where the stillborn graze Standing armed without a strategy In a war That never should have been declared Eyes adapted to perpetual dawn The trembling march of the offensive pack With the bark of the hounds Our final rhyme shall be composed We await this, our time When the foul screams of agony