Top 10 Largest Mines in the World

6Barrick Goldstrike MineNevada, U.S.1,379 employees

Diamond CopperGold Silver

4Chuquicamata MineNorth of Chile

3Grasberg MinePapua, Indonesia19,500 employees

5Oyu Tolgoi MineKhanbogd, Mongolia

8Cannington MineQueensland, Australia

1Bingham Canyon MineUtah, U.S.Covers 19,000 acres

2Mirny MineSiberia, Russia1,722 ft. deep, 3,900 ft. diameter

NickelIron Lead Manganese

10Carajas MinePara, Brazil

9Kiruna MineLapland2.5 miles long, 260 ft. to 390 ft. thick, up to 1.2 miles deep

7Yanacocha MinePery, Peru251-square kilometers