GOLD PRODUCED : 758,000 OUNCES

The largest open-pit gold mine in Australia – and one of the world ’ s biggest – the Super Pit is so vast , it can be seen from space . One of only a few mines open for business as a tourist attraction , the pit is more than two miles long , a mile wide and 2,000 ft deep ; with building-sized machines used to excavate the dirt . By 2021 , the depth will be closer to 2,500 ft . www . superpit . com . au

86 June 2018