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). The amount of copper produced by the mine is greater ... Read More

Possibly the largest living thing in the whole world – General Sherman is a Giant Sequoia with dimensions that'll drop many jaws. One of the tallest Giant Sequoia trees in the world reaching 275 feet (84.8 meters), the Sherman Tree is reasonably "juvenile", as its age is estimated between 2200 years and 2700 years. Moreover, it is the biggest Sequoia in the world ... Read More