Biggest hole in the world

[Toon]

[ianm]

so, don't keep us hanging on, where is it? descriptions would be nice :D

[Toon]

Biggest hole in the world - Google Search

[ianm]

russia, wow - this is for reals :D

[pa007]

When I saw the thread title I thought you were talking about my home town...

Pete. :)

[tommylogic]

Ha.. funny Pete.

Here's Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah

Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history -- about 17 million tons. The mine is 2-1/2 miles across at the top and 3/4 of a mile deep. You could stack two Sears Towers on top of each other and still not reach the top of the mine. The mine is so big, it can be seen by the space shuttle astronauts as they pass over the United States. By 2015, the mine will be at least 500 feet deeper than it is now. If you stretched out all the roads in the open pit mine, you'd have 500 miles of roadway -- enough to reach from Salt Lake City to Denver

The giant electric shovels in the mine can scoop up as much as 98 tons in a single bite -- about the weight of 50 cars. The newest shovels each cost $8 million and weigh 2.5 million pounds. The trucks that haul the ore are larger than many houses and weigh more than a jumbo jet. They stand over 23 feet tall and can carry from 255 to 360 tons of rock. The truck driver rides about 18 feet above the ground -- nearly two stories high. Each tire on these big trucks costs from $18,000 to $26,000 and lasts just 9 months.

[Hoyer]

saw these on a blog today, didn't realise the red arrow on the top one is pointing to a truck, just to put the shear size of it into perspective

[Miss Leona]

Jesus that sent me a bit funny, I'm not a fan of heights