Bingham canyon mine owned by rio Tinto Kennecott (USA0 is around 4 km (2.4mi) wide and 1.2 km (0.7mi) deep. Located in salt lake city Utah Usa it has been in operation since 1906. in 2012 it produced around 179,317 tonnes (395.3million bl ) of copper plus gold and other metals. The Bingham canyon mine is about four time the height of the eiffel Tower in Paris and is about as broad as the island of manhattan in new york city usa which is 3.7 km (2.3mi) at its widest.
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