Guided Tour of World's Largest Copper Mine from Salt Lake City
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Go inside the world's largest man-made hole! This open-pit copper mine was dug within the Rocky Mountains over the last 110 years and is now 1 mile deep and 3 miles wide! It's also the richest mine in history, producing copper, gold and silver.
Experience the beautiful mountain scenery as you witness the world's largest trucks and shovels extract copper, silver, and gold.
This 3.5 to 4-hour sightseeing tour is fully-narrated by a professional guide, providing history, stories and fun facts you won't find anywhere else. Tours depart from downtown Salt Lake City.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine
See the largest manmade hole on earth and richest copper mine in history
What‘s Included
Driver/guide
Entrance & Admission Fees
Gratuity (15-20% customary): Like waiters, our guides rely on tips to make a living
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Guided Tour of World's Largest Copper Mine from Salt Lake City
Reviews
28 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour canceled because of mine "incident". Not the tour companies fault.
John M,,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour company was very communicative with us, trying to get enough people in the group to have a tour. They did get a bus load ready to travel to the mine, but as we boarded, the mine called and canceled because they had an "incident" at the mine and didn't accept tours that day. So, there is no tour, but the company tried hard.
It was a wonderful...
MARY M,,Jul 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a wonderful experience to see the open mine in person. Our guide was excellent and provided facts about how the mine has evolved and how it works. Great experience!
AHmazing Copper Mine tour and more!
Daneil S,,Jul 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ann was so personable, friendly and knowledgeable about the history of SLC and the Copper Mine! Wonderful tour and so much better to learn about what we are seeing enroute to/from the mine than driving on our own and learning nothing! Great tour!
Scandal
Katarzyna K,,Jun 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00Scandalous. Tour operator changed pickup time with no informing us about this. It was impossible to call to tour operator, the while day …
Bingham Copper Mine tour
malindapaez,,Jun 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide knew a lot of interesting facts about the mine. It was amazing to see the mine from up high. I really enjoyed this tour and highly recommend it if you’re in Salt Lake City.
our trip was cancelled...
Leeann W,,Oct 4, 2023
- Review from Viator
2.00our trip was cancelled due to weather. However we were not aware of that until the driver pulled up to the gate and there was a sign that said "closed". It is unfortunate that the mine can't communicate to the travel company that they were closing. It wasted everyone's time. Our tour guide/driver was a delight and she was fabulous. I would more than likely try and go again if in that area again but was disappointed it was cancelled and the mine didn't give notice.
HIGH RECOMMEND THIS TOUR !!!
Z7490FKjohnb,,Sep 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour guide very knowledgeable and interacted with the group all during the tour, excellent tour with beautiful breath taking scenery.
Not worth the money
WeRoK,,Aug 19, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00We found out that you can just drive to the copper mine and take the shuttle for $6.00 per person. The information provided during the ride there was predominantly available on site in the form of signs. Save yourself a hundred plus dollars per person and drive there. The mine itself is very cool but I would not recommend the guided tour at all!!!
great copper mine tour
h2htravel,,Aug 15, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00who knew this would be such a fantastic experience. our guide Ann was great and had extensive knowledge of history
Sad
Sherie W,,Aug 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Our trip was canceled because of inclement weather. But the good thing was we were refunded. We were really looking forward to seeing the copper mine.
From US$159.00
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