Top 10 Largest Mines In The World

Top 10 Largest Mines in the World.

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10 .Carajás mine.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World Carajás mine is at no 10. This is the 10th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is the biggest iron ore mines.

This mine is located in the Northern Brazil Carajás Mountains. The mine produced 7.2 billion tons of iron ore, plus gold, manganese, copper, bauxite, and nickel. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

9 .Kiruna.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World, Kiruna mine is at no 9. This is the 9th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is a modern underground and biggest mines which are located in the Kiruna in the Country Norrbotten, Lapland.

This was opened in 1898. This mine is owned by a large Swedish mining company Luossavaara Kiirunavaara AB. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

8 .Cannington.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World, Cannington mine is at no 8.This is the 8th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is lead mines and silver underground mines which are located in north-west Queensland, in the Shire of McKinlay.

This mine was discovered in 1990 by Broken Hill Proprietary Company. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

7 .Yanacocha.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World Yanacocha mine is at no 7. This is the 7th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is gold mines which are located in the Northern Highlands, province of Peru.

The total area of this mine is more than 251-kilometer square. These mines produced 0.97 million ounces of gold in 2014. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

6 .Barrick Goldstrike.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World, Barrick Goldstrike mine is at no 6. This is the 6th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is a mine in the country Eureka which is located in Nevada USA.

This was opened in 1975. The mines operated and owned by the largest gold mining company Barrick Gold. There are 3,000 employees and 800 contractors work in the mines. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

5 .Oyu Tolgoi.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World Oyu Tolgoi mine is at no 5. This is the 5th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is an underground and combined open-pit mines which are located in Khanbogd, South Gobi, Mongolia.

These mines produced an estimated 2,700,000 tons of copper and 1.7 million ounces of gold. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

4 .Chuquicamata.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World Chuquicamata mine is at no 4.This is the 4th Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is also known as Chuqui mines which are located in the north of Chile. This is the biggest copper mines.

This was opened in 1882. This is the largest mines which are 4.3 kilometers long 3 kilometers wide and 900 meters deep and its smelter and the electrolytic refinery is 855,000 tonnes p.a. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

3 .Grasberg.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World, Grasberg mine is at no 3. This is the 3rd Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is the largest gold mines and copper mines. This is located in the Indonesia province of Papua.

This was opened in 1973. There are 19,500 employees works in the mines. The total area of this mine is more than 413,000 acres. This is one of the largest mines in the world.

2 .Mirny.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World, Mirny mine is at no 2. This is the 2nd Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is also known as Mir mines are open-pit diamond mines which are located in the Mirny, Sakha Republic, in the Siberian region of eastern Russia.

This was opened in 1957 and closed in 2004. This mine is 525 meters deep and has a diameter of 1200 meters.

This is one of the largest mines in the world.

1 .Bingham Canyon.

In the list of the Top 10 Largest Mines in the World Bingham Canyon mine is at no 1. This is the  Largest Mines in the World and also on our list. This is also known as Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine and Kennecott Copper Mine.

This is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The total area of this mines is more than 9-kilometer square. This was opened in 1906.

This mine was recovered with the help of innovative technology. This is one of the largest mines in the world.