11 Most Massive Mines in the World
11 Most Massive Mines in the World
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.
Yeah, I reckon that cave in at the end was more like 165k ton of dirt. Not 165t. Otherwise you’re saying thats just over 1 full load in a cat 785.
not even asteroids can do bigger damage to mother earth.
what sort of rationality motivates people to dig a hole, a mile down and several miles wide, and end up causing landslides and earthquakes?
feel sorry for this planet at the hands of these barbarians.
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"Bing-Ham" copper mine. 🤔
Our planet has all the minerals of all the other planets in our solar system, combined in one big chunk of rock…called Earth. Earth is the only planet to have all.
FYI. It’s not pronounced Bing-ham, it’s pronounced Bing-um. And they recently had another smaller slid in the pit.
DESTRUCTION OF MAN..where is all the spoils going?…
Freeport is in Indonesia which is not Papua New Guinea… it is in Indonesia.
Correction: Grassberg mine is located in Papua, Indonesia, not Papua New Guinea
miner-. yay
#6 very unfortunate and messed up ‼️
Grasberg mine is located in Indoansia, Papua province not Papua New Guinea.
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They’re all a disaster and should be shut down after first pay to reclaim. Fin national historic site my azz. Horrendous what these greedy fools have done. So much waste.
Regardless of what they call it, the biggest quarry has to be the "Grand canyon"
The statement that"155 tons of earth" slid down… Is way off! Try around 1.5 to 2 million cubic feet of material. This is much closer than the video narrators estimate.
fantistic
The world’s largest copper mine in Ruth, Nevada, that the narrator mistakenly said was near Salt Lake City Utah (248 miles to the west of SLC, UT) is by far my fav!!!
The place always leaves me breathless!!!!
I have been to the top of the look out above the kennecott copper mine/Bingham copper mine and it is no joke😅
I put drilling machines in some of these mines, Chuky was the last one before i retired.
Im from that city called Asbestos and we all in good health 🤟
Watched until the end. You asked which one I thought was MOST MYSTERIOUS? AYFKM…… Outro reuse! Outro reuse!
THESE mining Mark’s can be seen on mountains all around the world, including Everest and the Himalayas??…..are mountains just mined remnants?
Rick, Marty Lagina …cant even dig 100 foot?……..oak island
Dude, Grasberg is in Indonesia. Not Papua New Guinea
To go zero carbon by 2050, it has been calculated will require 400 million tons of finished,copper metal to be extracted from the earths crust, which in itself would be a environmental disaster. Not to mention the vast quantities of nickel,cobalt,rare earths and lithium that would also need to be extracted. Truly insane.
Lot of WIERD crap all for the sake of money. Kind of freakey. Spirit rules ALL. sorry captain.
11 most massive cavities in the earth.
I live in utah and drive past the Bingham mine all the time
Mysterious?…Are you goofy or something?
I personally went to the binkhamm copper mine in Utah by salt lake city Oct 2020, It was spectacular view from the top, I drove up all the way to the mountain which locates at the south west position of the mine pit, from the very first sight—–it was just jaw dropping, stunning view in front of my eyes, it definitely looks as 1 kilometer deep to me, about 3/4 mile deep from the top to the bottom of the pit. it is very wide diameter open top—–which appears to be more than 2 miles wide on top, incredible , amazing personal expedition trip to see the largest open mining pit in the world.
Butte is not chemical prob. It’s cus the rock oxidizing causes the acid
Grassberg mine is incredible because of its location !
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I love how he incorrectly pronounces the "Bing-ham" copper mine. haha. You actually pronounce it "Bing-um".
No open pit lithium mines?
Correction: Grassberg mine is located in Papua, Indonesia, not Papua New Guinea
wry the American flag? SK
This is propaganda,Thats Freeport company gold mining in papua new guinea,Wake up man…Or Go study geography and Company profile
I drove haul trucks at the Bingham Canyon Mine and the bottom is very quiet and eerie. The mine also has underground mining. It’s name is Kennecott Utah Copper and Rio Tinto owns it. So technically it’s owned by a London, England company.
Despite not using coal as much? Yeah that probably depends on like based on percentage or total used because I’m sure we still use more than we used to trains and power plants still run off coal
grasberg mine actualy in west papua indonesia,,
we live in a mined crate nothing is natural everything was mined
if you can make a gold mine you can make a pyramid
From I have been told by employees of the Bingham Mine, the company had a policy that any employee could order an evacuation if they felt one was needed for safety. Prior to the landslide, an employee did just this. After having a strong feeling, call it what you will, the employee called for an evacuation. Shortly after the last person was out, the hill gave way.
I worked at the bingham copper mine sure is one amazing place
This video is so American.Saying bad stuff about other mines and mentioning “workers “right”…but nothing about that when U.S. mines is on list.
im a minor I mine in mines with my miner minors
1. The US, Bingham Canyon mine 1200 metres deep
2. Chile, Chuquicamata mine 850 metres deep
3. Chile, Escondida mine 645 metres deep
4. Russia, Udachny mine 630 metres deep
5. Uzbekistan, Muruntau mine 600 metres deep
6. Indonesia, Grasberg mine 550 metres deep
7. The US, Betze-post mine 505 metres deep
8. China, Nanfen mine 500 metres deep
9. Sweden, Aitik mine 430 metres deep (expected to reach a final depth of 600m)
why does the American flag appear behind each number?