The scale of how big Pitfield is compared to other mines25 Jun 2025 10:05
Hi MuVww you are right it is 40km by 8km by 5km deep, even bigger then i thought.
Hi TimSmith12,
Not sure how far the share price would go but i am waiting for the MRE to be announced, we all know this is one supergiant mineral system and we will not see anything this big for years to come, the Pitfield would need multiple JV's due to the size in my opinion, Rio Tinto has the Bingham Canyon mine and that is pretty huge, the biggest coppermine.
Pitfield is 60 times bigger then Bingham, how can one company manage something this huge, even the big boys would need to work together on this to make it happen.
I thought I would check how the size of pitfield compared to other world largest mines, just to get a scale of the size.
Let's break it down: Pitfield spans approximately 40 km long, 3 km wide, and up to 5 m deep-that's a volume of about 1,500 cubic kilometers.
Now, compare that to some of the world's largest open-pit mines:
• Bingham Canyon Mine (USA): Roughly 4 km wide and 1.2 km deep-about 20-25 km* in volume.
• Escondida Mine (Chile): Around 3.5 km across and 600 m deep-estimated 5-10 km*
• Super Pit (Australia): About 3.5 km long, 1.5 km wide, and 600 m deep—roughly 3 km* So, depending on the mine, you could theoretically fit:
• 60+ Bingham Canyon-sized mines
• 160+ Escondida-sized mines
• 500+ Super Pits
Pretty outstanding to the scale.