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The largest man-made hole on Earth is the Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, located southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. This open-pit mine is the deepest and one of the largest excavated pits in the world.
- Dimensions: The mine is approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) deep.
- Operation Start: Mining operations began in 1906, and the site has been in continuous operation since then, making it one of the oldest open-pit mines still in use.
Materials Mined: Copper is the primary material extracted from Bingham Canyon, but the mine also produces gold, silver, and molybdenum as byproducts.
Ownership: Rio Tinto Group, one of the world's largest metals and mining corporations, owns and operates the mine.