Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, water drainage forms "lake" at bottom of one part of pit

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The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine, located in the Mesabi Range, in Hibbing, Minnesota, is one of the largest open pit iron mines in the world. Due to its size (3 miles long, 2 miles wide) it is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the North.

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Size: 3564px × 2376px
Location: Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Photo credit: © Lyroky / Alamy / Afripics
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