Bingham Canyon Copper Mine 
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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.
Address:
Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine, 12800 South State Route 111, Magna, UT 84044-0001, United States
Phone: 1 (801) 204-2025, Fax: 1 (801) 238-2480
Phone: 1 (801) 204-2025, Fax: 1 (801) 238-2480
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 8am-8pm
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides: Audio-visual presentations available.
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Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine, Magna, Utah.
Hills of Kennecott Copper Mine, Utah.
Snow covered Kennecot Copper Mine, Utah.
