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17 November 2008

The Biggest Open Pit Mine in the World

Bingham Canyon Mine is the biggest open pit mine in the world. It is situated west of Salt Lake City, Utah, southwest of West Jordan. This is the largest man made excavation on earth, the mine’s actual pit stretches 4 km (2.5 mi) in width and has a depth of 1.2 km (0.75 mi).

11 November 2008

Salar De Atacama Is The Billion Dollar Attraction Of Chile

Who says the mountainous dry rugged surface is worthless and adds no wonder? It is time to prove it wrong! Believe it or not, the natural monument Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in Chile, has made everyone dumbstruck. Located 55 km South of San Pedro de Atacama, this natural monument stands as an extra-ordinary landscape well characterized by its extensive saline coasts, natural reserve of minerals and a territory of great depressions.

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