[4K] Largest Hole in the World - Bingham Canyon Mine - 60 fps

A visit to the largest man-made hole in the world, the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
I made a few mistakes in my voice-over. The dump truck close up was actually of a 320 ton model, identifiable by the red lip on the front of the dump bed. Additionally the machine I thought was a 4100XPC was actually a 2800XPC, a slightly smaller model. The 4100XPC (#98) is up on the left side of the pit and there is a significant amount of footage of it in this video.

[@moosefactory133]

And to think I drove right through Salt Lake City on a solo vacation back in 2018. If I had known about this mine, I would have made plans to tour this place. Looks very cool.

[@andymeredith6921]

Great film thanks a lot for uploading!

[@patriotstate]

This video was great! This was a Sunday Drive regular, when we lived at the bottom of the hill in Herriman.

[@rbhe357]

I remember looking down from the old visitors center, wondering why the group of little cars were painted yellow when I realized they were full size school buses. The dump trucks are the size of a 2 story home.

[@gavingowan5986]

Brilliant footage I hope to visit some day from Ireland

[@mrtrex1869]

Those trucks are actually pulling anywhere from 360 to 400 tons of dirt.

[@nathangregory9002]

Yep. No matter how dense the material is, they get loaded to the fill line

[@wadewickman]

Been to the bottom of that pit many times. Used haul mill liners and bowls and mantles in for the crusher described.

[@fangw8323]

I went there a few years ago. It was not open to visitors, so we hiked all the way to a peak to take a look at it.

[@NorfKhazad]

That's dedication. Was it worth it?

[@Therstrium]

Beautiful and detailed footage! What camera and lenses were you shooting? Can't wait to visit here. Visitor center is currently closed.

[@NorfKhazad]

Thanks. I shot it on a Panasonic GH5 with their 14-140 F3.5-5.6 lens. I've since upgraded to a Sony A7SIII.

[@mchughcb]

Thanks for showing unedited footage of truck loading. Too many mining videos have to many cuts in there. I've been there a few times when I worked for Rio Tinto. Nice bunch of people.

[@sadboycali]

I just started a week ago lol I trained today on the simulator that made me very nauseous 🤮

[@fabianvendrig]

Amazing !

[@grocerygrip]

they ALL look like micro machines in a giant sandlot

[@granterickson7588]

great job thanks

[@eldersantos9038]

I hail all the way from Brazil. Amazing and very informative video! Excellent job ! also work with minings !

[@rsn66125]

The ore that produced the metal for the medals in the 2002 Winter Olympics was mined there.

[@spudnikholyghostroller7314]

I've heard about that mine it's supposed to be a copper gold mine did they happen to tell how many tons of gold and copper they pull every year.

[@NorfKhazad]

Approximately 300,000 tons of copper and 13-14 tons of gold.

[@westvillefinest697]

I remember my first time going to the bottom of this pit to get in my truck..

[@helloworld4259]

Do you work there?

[@westvillefinest697]

@@helloworld4259 I did a couple years ago

[@yamatocannon1]

BIG PIT

[@bloodyfingers8633]

Why is there no people outside the vehicles?

[@NorfKhazad]

I think they try to avoid having people walking on the ground near operating equipment. You may have noticed that most of the smaller vehicles like pickup trucks have very tall flags on them. This is so the operators in the dumptrucks can see them and don't run them over. You can imagine this might be a problem for a person on the ground.

[@frankyw8803]

I would love to take a trials motorbike for a razz round there .

[@robertmongerthe9025]

You'd get lost on the maze of haul roads

[@jameswest8280]

If you bribed the right person, you'd probably get permission.

[@xeftones]

A lot of trucks sitting around doing nothing. Coffee is cheaper than diesel, park em up lads.

[@saurabhbhadada6059]

All this thing need is 100 bucketwheel excavator

[@NorfKhazad]

Bucketwheel excavators wouldn't be of any use in a mine like this. They only work in softer materials.

[@westvillefinest697]

The video show no justice to these trucks there a size of a house

[@AngrierGorilla]

The slide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4HLdXSujdlgnrc

[@NorfKhazad]

That's fantastic footage. It's hard to grasp the scale of it.

[@jdirt1982]

The biggest darkest hole in the world 🌎.... 🕳 aka my ex wife.....

[@jameswest8280]

🤣 she told me she wanted a separation, I told her I wanted a divorce.

[@caydenbrundle2905]

Wats her name might know her

[@jdirt1982]

@@caydenbrundle2905 Hilary Clinton.....

[@jameswest8280]

Why is there a school bus at the bottom, don't they know about child labor laws?

[@jimbeam2705]

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