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black thunder coal mine in us is the largest coal mine in the world
The largest diamond mine in area is in Botswana, in Africa: The Orapa diamond mine. Read more about it, below.
Homestake Mine
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.
It can be both. Right now, the largest gold mine in Australia is an open pit mine. However, The Homestake mine in South Dakota was 8000 ft deep- an underground mine with 375 miles of passageways. It all depends on where the gold is located.
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The largest (over a ton) was found at the Smuggler Mine, Aspen colorado.
Colorado from smuggler's mine
The Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota was the biggest gold mine in the Western Hemisphere when it was in production, but this ceased in 2001.The Yanacocha Gold Mine in Peru now holds the record for the largest working gold mine in the western hemisphere.
The Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota was the biggest gold mine in the western hemisphere when it was in production, but this ceased in 2001.The Yanacocha Gold Mine in Peru now holds the record for the largest working gold mine in the western hemisphere.
Countries known for jade mining include Myanmar (Burmese jade), China, Russia, and Guatemala. Myanmar is particularly renowned for its high-quality jadeite, known as "imperial jade."
The Escondida copper mine in the Atacama Desert in Chile is the Worlds largest copper mine.
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.
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.
Khewra, the salt mine is the largest mine in Pakistan. Khewra has the largest deposits of rock salt and is situated in northern Punjab.
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