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03 ) Kalgoorlie Super Pit
Bigger is always better in the mining industry , and the Super Pit gold mine in Australia is as big as it gets . The canyon-size hole - which is visible from space ! – measures roughly 3.8 kilometers long , 1.5 kilometers wide and approximately 600 meters deep ! It ’ s the largest open-pit mine in Australia and makes our list at number three in the world . Also known as “ The Fimiston Open Pit ,” the gold mine is owned and operated by Kalgoorlie Consolidted Gold Mines ( KCGM ), a company owned 50 / 50 by Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining .
24 August 2015