Have you ever heard of the Super Pit mine? With a 3.5-kilometre, 1.5-kilometre wide and 600-deep pit, this is Australia's largest gold mine. Created in 1989 its origin comes from the junction of 5 other underground mines, Paringa, Oroya, Brown Hill, Chaffers and Hainault. Its area is so large that it can be seen from space. Mining is done by conventional drilling and explosive mining by means of shovels and tipper trucks. About 15 million tons of rock are moved per year, consisting mainly of was