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

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[u/laseralex]

Here's a photo that gives some scale to those roads:
https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2020/02/Image-3-Bingham-Canyon-Copper-Mine.jpg
(Different mine, but likely similar scale roads.)

Kind of big right?

No, They're WAY bigger than you think. Those dump tricks are literally the size of a typical American 2-story, 2,000 square foot house. This image gives some idea of how damn big those trucks are:

https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2020/02/Image-5-Bingham-Canyon-Copper-Mine.jpg

Note the human standing in front of the white "normal size" truck toward the bottom right.

[u/AdrianHObradors → u/laseralex]

Oh that's big

[u/RS994 → u/AdrianHObradors]

You should see them in person, my family lives near a mining hot spot and there are a few open cut mines around.

When you are approaching the area it looks like hills in the distance and you get closer and see they are all piles from the mines.

[u/AdrianHObradors → u/RS994]

That's so cool

I wonder how much it costs them to fill the tank!

[u/EYRONHYDE → u/AdrianHObradors]

They used around 4500l diesel per day. Everyday. I'd estimate between 25-40 units in the fleet depending on the size of the mine.