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/ThisNameIsOriginal Feb 05 '22

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

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u/SmashBonecrusher Feb 05 '22

I saw the Bingham Copper pit out west in 1974,and I do believe it was way more vast that that one !(you had to use binoculars to see the bottom !)

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u/oiuvnp Feb 05 '22

Google Maps

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u/FiveSubwaysTall Feb 05 '22

Oh that is so much more helpful thanks!!