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Super Pit Gold Mine (Australia)
This renowned Kalgoorlie-Boulder landmark is currently 2.2 miles long, almost a mile wide and 1200 feet deep, and will eventually stretch 2.4 miles long, one mile wide and reach a depth exceeding 1600 feet. Since 1893, when Irishman Paddy Hannan first made his famous discovery, more than 50 million ounces (1700 US tons) of gold…
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Victoria Mine Tours and Mining Museums
BEECHWORTH HISTORIC PARK (BEECHWORTH, VICTORIA) “A number of significant gold mining sites are incorporated in sections of the Beechworth Historic Park. Drive, cycle or walk along the sealed Gorge Scenic Drive for spectacular views of the granite landscape and local gold mining history. It passes the Powder Magazine erected in 1859 and one of the best examples…
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Connecticut Mine Tours and Mining Museums
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″…
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Bingham Canyon Mine (Utah, United States)
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…