Kennecott Copper Mine

May 14, 2008
-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.

yes, these are just a few really cool facts that elizabeth and i learned when we went to the copper mine with the taintors. i don't spend as much time with them as i would like, but i will miss them so much when they leave next month.