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10 ) Escondida Copper Mine
Located in the vast landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile , the Escondida Copper Mine is one of the largest open pit mines in the world . Consisting of two open mines – Escondida Pit and Escondida Norta – the mine is 3.9 kilometer long , 2.7 kilometers wide and 645 meters deep . The mine ranks as the third deepest open-pit operation . Owners of the Escondida mine include BHP Billiton , which owns a 57.5 percent stake , and Rio Tinto , which owns a 30 percent interest .
09 ) Udachny Diamond Mine
The Udachny Diamond Mine , located in the Eastern-Siberian Region of Russia , is one of the largest open pit operations within Russia , and one of the largest and deepest in the world . Owned and operated by Russia ’ s state-owned company Alrosa , the open-pit operation has been in production since 1971 and is scheduled to close in 2015 . The mine will reopen with underground operations and is expected to commenced commercial production by the end of 2015 . According to Alrosa , there is an estimated diamond reserve of 108 million carats for Udachny underground mining .
20 August 2015