Bingham Canyon Copper Mine 
In Bingham Canyon, 25mi/40km southwest of Salt Lake City near the township of Copperton, is the world's largest opencast copper mine, which is also the largest man-made hole in the earth's surface, almost 2.5mi/4km in diameter and over 2950ft/900m deep. From the Visitor Center (informative displays and video shows on copper-mining) there is a good view into the terraced interior of the mine.
A visit to the mine includes watching large trucks taking copper ore to the crusher where they are reduced in size and put on a five-mile conveyor belt.
A visit to the mine includes watching large trucks taking copper ore to the crusher where they are reduced in size and put on a five-mile conveyor belt.
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Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine
12800 South State Route 111
Magna, UT 84044-0001
United States
12800 South State Route 111
Magna, UT 84044-0001
United States
Phone 1 (801) 204-2025
Fax 1 (801) 238-2480
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Audio-visual presentations available.
