[Legacy] HUGE TIRE - Kennecott Copper Mine - Bingham Canyon, Utah
N 40° 32.137 W 112° 08.901
12T E 402746 N 4487842
On 4/10/2013 a massive landslide totally destroyed the Mine Visitor Center. Because of advance warning everything at the Visitor Center had been removed to a safe location. A new Visitor Center will probably not be available until after 2014.
Waymark Code: WMBEH2
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member bootron
Views: 23

[Legacy] The Kennecott Copper Mine in Bingham Canyon is one of the favorite tourist attractions in the Salt Lake valley. It is the largest open pit copper mine in the world. The tire is from the extremely large mining trucks used at the mine. We have displayed two photos together to show the size of the tire.

This tire is on display at the visitors center at the mine.

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This waymark is no longer available. This HUGE TIRE was on display at the Kennecott Copper Mine in Bingham Canyon Utah.
Price of Admission: 5.00 (listed in local currency)

Height of object in feet: 15

Size of a typical object of this: 3

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