BRING THE KIDS: The Bingham Canyon Copper Mine is open for public tours for the first time since 2013's massive landslide. Kennecott's Kyle Bennett explains what you'll see on the tour. DETAILS: https://kutv.com/news/local/bingham-canyon-copper-mine-open-for-tours-for-first-time-since-massive-2013-landslide | KUTV 2News

We’re once again visiting the Bingham Canyon Mine operated by Rio Tinto Kennecott this week. Said to be the world’s largest man-made excavation, the main pit is 2.5 miles wide and 3/4 of a mile deep. Mining started here in 1863, and it remains one of America’s most essential and valuable mining operations. Not only does the ore fulfill a large percentage of our growing copper demand, but it also yields gold, silver, molybdenum, and tellurium. #betterdirtworld | Aaron Witt

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 m