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when did open-pit mining start

Infographic of the biggest open-pit mines on Earth, showing a terraced desert mine from above with callouts for the Kimberley Big Hole, Bingham Canyon, Chuquicamata, the Mir mine and Hambach

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Oct 19, 2026

Biggest Open-Pit Mines on Earth: Top 10

Earth's biggest open-pit mines are vast holes carved into the land, from the hand-dug Big Hole in South Africa to copper pits more than a kilometre de…