Utah, USA :)
One of the largest excavations in the world has been made by opencast mining at the Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah, USA, measuring 790 m/2,590 ft deep and 3.7 km/2.3 mi across.
The worlds largest open pit mine is the Kennecott copper mine in Utah. its is more than 2 3/4 miles across and more than 3/4 of a mile deep. The worlds largest mine? The Syncrude mine (the biggest mine in the world at 191 km2). Quite a bit larger than Kennecott.
The biggest mine in British Columbia is the Highland Valley Copper mine, located near Logan Lake. It is one of the largest copper mines in Canada and produces significant quantities of copper and molybdenum. The mine operates a large open-pit operation and has been a major contributor to the region's economy since it began production in the late 1960s.
The world's largest diamond mine is located in Botswana. It is of open pit construction and the area of it makes it the world's largest diamond mine.
The Hull Rust Mahoning Mine is the largest open pit iron mine in Minnesota. It is located in the city of Hibbing, Minnesota. It is about 1.5 miles across and 3.5 miles deep.
I think it is the Lavendar Pit (copper mine) in Bisbee, AZ.
Usually the copper deposits are large, or located far beneath the topsoil. Thus, the most cost effective way to mine copper generally is in a large open pit mine.
The largest open pit mine in the world is the Bingham Canyon Mine, located near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is one of the largest man-made excavation in the world and has been in operation since 1906.
Australia's largest open cut gold mine is the Super Pit at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.The largest gold mine in Australia is the Telfer Mine on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.
The largest diamond mine in the world is the Jwaneng mine in Botswana. It is an open-pit mine operated by Debswana, a partnership between the Botswana government and De Beers. Jwaneng mine has been in operation since 1982 and produces some of the highest quality diamonds in the world.
Copper is mined through open-pit or underground mining methods. In open-pit mining, large machinery and explosives are used to extract the ore from the earth's surface. In underground mining, tunnels are dug to access the copper ore, which is then extracted using various methods such as blasting or drilling.