Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

Worth the visit

A remarkable place and certainly worth a visit. The mine is huge and cannot be appreciated in a photograph. The staff were friendly and gave a good tour.

Worth the visit

A remarkable place and certainly worth a visit. The mine is huge and cannot be appreciated in a photograph. The staff were friendly and gave a good tour.

Everything Here is Massive!

This place is a huge hole in the ground. You need to be there and experience it to be able to understand the size of it all. Reservations are needed and you get on the bus at the parking lot, where ...

Everything Here is Massive!

This place is a huge hole in the ground. You need to be there and experience it to be able to understand the size of it all. Reservations are needed and you get on the bus at the parking lot, where ...

Big!

A good introduction to surface mining for metals. It's hard to envision the scale without actually seeing it. The rock is 1% copper, so a lot has to be processed. If we're going to electrify cars...