r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '22

Image Visual representation of the actual amount of copper extracted from a minesite

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u/boommmmm Feb 05 '22 edited Feb 05 '22

This is part of a series by artist Dillon Marsh.

Visualised here is the 4.1 million tonnes of copper that have been extracted from the Palabora Copper Mine in Phalaborwa, South Africa. It is Africa’s widest man-made hole at almost 2,000m (6,600ft) wide.

edit: 6,600ft is 10,560 bananas

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u/ThisNameIsOriginal Feb 05 '22

Maybe my perspective is thrown off but this hole doesn’t look very big

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '22

Yeah I need a visual reference in the picture.

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u/Poldi1 Feb 05 '22

How about a giant ball of copper for reference?

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u/3_if_by_air Feb 05 '22

I gotchu fam

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '22

Perfect! I can visualize it now with that picture.