Bingham Canyon Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine) – Drone footage
Bingham Canyon Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine) – Drone footage
Drone video footage
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
Hello sir
If you know how menacingly big a haul truck is, seeing them look like ants while driving along the haul roads is crazy.
hmmm, yes
put the burj khalifia and still have 100 meters of open space
They turned a beautiful mountain valley into a lifeless toxic pit. And this mining company polluted the groundwater with chemicals so now it is unusable forever. Great job Utah!
Impresionante vídeo. Enhorabuena. Allí trabajaron muchos de mis compatriotas (España) a comienzos del Siglo XX.
Wowww it’s huuuge
Just how much Copper is in that one area? Did we finish mining all of the useable resources or is that mine still in operation? Seeing this huge hole makes me wonder if we’ll ever run out of natural resources. Most likely not in our lifetime though. I guess the real question is whether we’ll have the tech to mine resources from space.
That is sad and disgusting
My grandfather worked there as an electrician from the 1930’s to the 1970’s I have visited the mine many times. I remember when all the oar was transported by electric trains. The canyon the mine was named for has been completely filled in with overburden waste
Good video but u could have put more interesting stuff into it. Nevertheless appreciate the hard work.
Amazing 😍😍
How many million tonnes of rock were excavated during history of bingham canyon mine?
Beautiful video