World's Largest Copper Mine

Rates

• Adults (Ages 9+) - $119.99 plus tax
• Children (Ages 2-8) - $60 plus tax
• Infants on lap - Free

Mine Entrance Fees included in price

Duration

3.5 to 4 Hours

About

• A 75-Mile Adventure ...with beautiful mountain scenery -- incredible photo opportunities! Ideal for nature and science lovers!
• Travel to the largest man-made hole on earth to experience the overlook of the world's first open-pit copper mine
• The Kennecott Utah Copper Mine, also known as the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, is the largest and richest copper mine in history with over 110 years of open pit mining; it has produced more copper than any other mine in history!
• A hole so large that it's visible to astronauts in the space shuttle - almost a mile deep and nearly three miles wide!
• Cruise high into the Oquirrh Mountains up to 7,000 feet elevation for a spectacular view of the open-pit mine
• World's largest earth-moving trucks - the size of a two-story house
• World's largest waste-rock repositories - 6 billion tons of overburden piled high around the mine

Itinerary:

• See inside the largest and richest copper mine in history! Copper, gold, silver, and more
• Cruise along the scenic Rocky Mountains
• Breathtaking overlook - your guide will explain the entire mining operation
• Mammoth-size trucks and shovels
• Megaton explosives - detonated 2 times daily, the crater deepens!
• Possible wildlife viewing may include deer, elk, mountain goats, and a variety of birds