Copper Mine: World's Largest Man-made Hole
Salt Lake, UT
1:00 PM | 3.5 to 4 Hours | $119.99
Rates
Adults (Ages 9+) - $119.99 plus tax
Children (Ages 2-8) - $60 plus tax
Infants on lap - Free
Mine Entrance Fees included in price
Duration
3.5 to 4 Hours
About
- A 75-Mile Adventure …with beautiful mountain scenery -- incredible photo opportunities! Ideal for nature and science lovers!
- Travel to the largest man-made hole on earth to experience the overlook of the world's first open-pit copper mine
- The Kennecott Utah Copper Mine, also known as the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, is the largest and richest copper mine in history with over 110 years of open pit mining; it has produced more copper than any other mine in history!
- A hole so large that it's visible to astronauts in the space shuttle - almost a mile deep and nearly three miles wide!
- Cruise high into the Oquirrh Mountains up to 7,000 feet elevation for a spectacular view of the open-pit mine
- World's largest earth-moving trucks - the size of a two-story house
- World's largest waste-rock repositories - 6 billion tons of overburden piled high around the mine
Itinerary:
- See inside the largest and richest copper mine in history! Copper, gold, silver, and more
- Cruise along the scenic Rocky Mountains
- Breathtaking overlook - your guide will explain the entire mining operation
- Mammoth-size trucks and shovels
- Megaton explosives - detonated 2 times daily, the crater deepens!
- Possible wildlife viewing may include deer, elk, mountain goats, and a variety of birds