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  • Connecticut Mine Tours and Mining Museums

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    CONNECTICUT MUSEUM OF MINING AND MINERAL SCIENCE (KENT, CONNECTICUT) “In addition to the collection of artifacts relating to the iron mining industry, the Mining Museum has collections of noteworthy minerals from throughout the state.” Click Here for More Information on the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”41.738038,-73.469857″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″…

  • Bingham Canyon Mine (Utah, United States)

    Bingham Canyon Mine (Utah, United States)

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    Also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, the Bingham Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) is the largest excavation on earth. Amount (as of 2004) and value (market prices as of April 19, 2012) of metals mined: 34 billion pounds of copper at $3.66/lb = $124 billion 23 million ounces of gold at…