lqwertyd

lqwertyd OP t1_j8k8f3x wrote

Reply to comment by vacuum_everyday in TIL The Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah is almost 4000 feet deep (that's 3X as tall as the Empire State Building). It's the largest man-made excavation and the deepest open-pit mine in the world. It's also visible to the naked eye from space. by lqwertyd

Yikes. Unsurprising.

The Pebble mine in Alaska looks like an environmental nightmare in the making.

Super interesting Frontline documentary on it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNlVrcthXI

Bingham Canyon makes a cameo.

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lqwertyd OP t1_j8jcswb wrote

Reply to comment by Carl_The_Sagan in TIL The Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah is almost 4000 feet deep (that's 3X as tall as the Empire State Building). It's the largest man-made excavation and the deepest open-pit mine in the world. It's also visible to the naked eye from space. by lqwertyd

Agreed. I flew over it the other day. I had no idea what it was, but took a photo I was so impressed by the scale. Stumbled upon the answer last night watching a documentary on the Pebble copper mine they are trying to build in Alaska.

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