Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Whether it's raising islands, splitting mountains or extracting resources; people are constantly changing the face of the planet. Miners have made some of the largest holes in an effort to move ore to mills.
Mir Diamond Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Mir Diamond Mine Owner: Alrosa Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Mirny, Russia Built: 1957 Currently the second largest man-made pit in the world. This diamond mine, located in Mirny, Russia, is so massive that it creates a downdraft strong enough …
Diavik Diamond Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Diavik Diamond Mine Owner: Rio Tinto (60%) & Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (40%) Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Built: 2003 Though not as large as its Russian counterpart the Diavik diamond mind located in the Northwest Territories …
Bingham Canyon Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Bingham Canyon Mine Owner: Rio Tinto Type of Mine: Copper Location: Utah, United States of America Built: 1904 Visible from outer space and also known as the Kennecott Copper mine, the Bingham Canyon Mine is the deepest open-pit mine in …
The Kalgoorlie Super Pit
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
The Kalgoorlie Super Pit Owner: Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Type of Mine: Gold Location: Kalgoorlie, Australia Built: 1989 As the largest open-pit gold mine, the Faimiston Open Pit, commonly called the Super Pit, cuts an oblong shape out of Western …
Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine Owner: Hibbing Taconite Type of Mine: Iron Location: Minnesota, United States Built: 1893 At 8kms long, 3.2 kms wide and 180 meters deep the Mahoning mine began as an underground mine but with iron deposits so close to …
Toquepala
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Toquepala Owner: Southern Copper Corporation Type of Mine: Copper Location: Tacna, Peru Built: 1960 The Andes are home to some of the largest mines in the world. Toquepala is roughly 700 meters deep and runs, at its widest, 2.5 kms …
Ekati Diamond Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Ekati Diamond Mine Owner: BHP Billiton Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Built: 1998 Located 300 kms away from Yellowknife, the Ekati diamond mine led to diamond's version of the gold rush. Since the project's discovery in 1985, …
Kimberley Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Kimberley Mine Owner: Da Beers Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Kimberley, South Africa Built: 1871 The name that this mine usually goes by, The Big Hole, leaves little to the imagination. Cut 240 meters deep, Kimberly Mines is the largest …
Grasberg Mine
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Grasberg Mine Owner: Freeport-McMoRan Type of Mine: Copper, Gold Location: Papua, Indonesia Built: 1990 The largest gold mine and third largest copper mine in the world the the Grasberg mine has a turbulent past involving decades of expedition, rebel attacks …
Chuquicamata
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Chuquicamata Owner: CODELCO Type of Mine: Copper, Gold Location: Chile Built: 1882 When speaking about volume there is none larger than the Chuquicamata (Chuqui) mine in northern Chile. Under state ownership since the Chilean nationalization of copper in the early …
Escondida
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Escondida Owner: Minera Escondida Type of Mine: Copper Location: Atacama Desert, Chile Built: 1990 Escondida produces the most copper annually than any other site in the world. In 2007 Minera Escondida produced 1.5 million tons worth $10 billion dollars. The …
Berkeley Pit
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Berkeley Pit Owner: Atlantic Richfield Company Type of Mine: Copper, Silver, Gold Location: Montana, United States Built: 1955 The Berkely Pit closed 30 years ago in 1982. Since then, without water pumps running to keep shafts open, rainwater has filled …
Yuba Goldfields
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Yuba Goldfields Owner: Western Aggregate Type of Mine: Aggregate Location: Califronia, United States. Built: 1848 The Yuba Goldfields, located along the Yuba River in California, were formed during the Californian Gold rush (1848-55). During its infancy miners panned in the …
Udachnaya Pipe
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Udachnaya Pipe Owner: Alrosa Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Sakha Republic, Russia Built: 1988 At 600 meters deep Udachnaya plunges lower than, though not nearly as wide as, Mir. Discovered just days after Mir, the Udachnaya pipe is so remote …
Olympic Dam
Joshua Zapf | July 16, 2012
Olympic Dam Owner: BHP Billiton Type of Mine: Copper, Gold, Silver, Uranium Location: South Australia Built: 1988 While technically an underground mine, BHP Billiton has scheduled expansions to make this the largest open pit mine in the world; a far …
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