Only a stone's throw from Salt Lake City lies the world's deepest mine — Rio Tinto Kennecott. Hardworking miners have extracted copper, silver, gold, and other critical resources here for over a century.
Not only do they mine incredible amounts of ore here using shovels and trucks, but it's also America's only integrated copper mining operation. This means they start with rock and end with 99.9% pure copper, all in the same place!
In 1961 on a family vacation we stopped here. I was 10. It was by far the biggest goddam hole I had ever seen.
ReplyDeleteWhen you were 10 it probably was the biggest hole, but today, look at the federal deficit, now THAT's a hole!
DeleteYou clearly haven't met my first wife.
DeleteThat video ranks right up there with the most awesome videos I've ever seen. And I've seen some pretty awesome videos in my time. Yes, I have.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. It was a superficial, gee-whiz look at this PR piece. About 2 minutes of actual content. Amateurish.
DeleteYour snark detector has malfunctioned.
DeleteAnon@7:23 yours is the only critical comment. Your taste must suck.
DeleteProbably woke up in the wrong bed.
DeleteKnew a girl that was an 'open pit", all the guys knew her.
ReplyDeleteHer name is Rio, and she dances on the sand
DeleteJust like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh, Rio, Rio, dance across the Rio Grande
and they produce four tons of gold and six tons of silver each year also
ReplyDeleteMaking stuff is the coolest thing ever
ReplyDeleteVery cool and a great example of why this is one of my daily blog sites!
ReplyDeleteJust Wow!
ReplyDeleteDid work at the bingham canyon mine or kennecott. Been at the very bottom looking up. Humbling experience.
ReplyDeleteWe should not do any mining here in the US. Mining is bad for the planet, except when China does it, then it is OK, and the greenies will no longer complain. Hmmmm, makes me wonder who finances these green m.r.ns. ..... Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, the greenweenies are pretty cool with making little kids mine cobalt in Africa, too.
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