As of 2023, the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah, United States, was the deepest open-pit mine in the world, with a depth of more than *** kilometers. Bingham Canyon was established in 1906 as a copper mine, and is the world's largest excavation made by humans.
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Iseekplant. (July 4, 2023). Deepest open-pit mines worldwide (in meters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/803283/deepest-global-open-pit-mines/
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Iseekplant. (2023). Deepest open-pit mines worldwide (in meters). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/803283/deepest-global-open-pit-mines/
