Last weekend we visited the largest open pit mine in the world: Kennecott Copper Mine. It was pretty cool. I was mainly impressed with the massive size of the dump trucks. Here is a picture of an actual tire.
This picture gives you an idea of the size of equipment they use. Notice how small the person is next to the truck:
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Michael Harris said...
Haha. That is a random trip. Always cool though.
July 26, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Steph said...
I didn't know you guys went and did that. That's cool! It's been ages since I've been there.
July 26, 2010 at 6:39 PM