About the Mine:
.Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history - about 18.1 million tons.
.The mine is 2-3/4 miles across at the top and 3/4 of a mile deep. You could stack two Sears Towers (now known as the Willis Building) 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.
.Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history - about 18.1 million tons.
.The mine is 2-3/4 miles across at the top and 3/4 of a mile deep. You could stack two Sears Towers (now known as the Willis Building) 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.
8 comments:
Congrats on the new (super cool) job! You guys deserve the best!
I am so happy for you guys! I would hate for you guys to move but the commute would be horrible! Congrats!!
I am so happy for you both...well all of you for that matter. GUESS what? My relitives are Bingham's and my great-great-grandpa Erastus Bingham arrived in SLC in 1847 and Bingham Canyon was named after him and also the Bingham Copper Mine!
When you have your kids at Lagoon take them over to the Pioneer Village and show them his house. Let them know when they are looking at the 2 room house also tell them that 19 children, mom & dad all lived in that tiny house! So when and if they ever feel like their house is to small remind them of my g-g-grandpa...lol
Congratulations! Yeah! We are so happy for you, and can't wait to hear some of John's "stories" about this famous place.
Congrats!!!!! But you better not move. That would not be good. A million, trillion, people feel the same way. The commute would not be fun tho, but you can't move! Ha Ha Hope all goes well. I bet you are relieved!
That is awesome!! Congrats!!!!
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