Bingham Canyon Mine - the world´s largest mine
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If you think the Mirny mine is impressive (and it is), then what is there to say about the world's largest artificial excavation? The Bingham Canyon Mine, in Utah, has a 4 km diameter and 1200 metre depth. The exploration of this collossal copper mine began in 1863 and has continued to this day, still going strong...
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