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Old 20-08-2007, 07:51 PM
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so, don't keep us hanging on, where is it? descriptions would be nice :D
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Old 20-08-2007, 08:23 PM
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russia, wow - this is for reals :D
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When I saw the thread title I thought you were talking about my home town...

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Old 21-08-2007, 02:35 PM
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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.
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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
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Jesus that sent me a bit funny, I'm not a fan of heights
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