While in Salt Lake City Utah on June 12 on our way to Antelope Island we stopped by the largest open pit mine in the world. It is called the Bingham Canyon Mine and is still in operation today. It was discovered in 1848 by Sanford and Thomas Bingham followers of Joseph Bingham.
The mine is a copper mine and is ¾ miles deep and 2 ½ miles long.
That means it is 3960 feet deep and 13,200 feet long.
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