<P> The Fimiston Open Pit , colloquially known as the Super Pit , was Australia 's largest open cut gold mine until 2016 when it was surpassed by the Newmont Boddington gold mine also in Western Australia . The Super Pit is located off the Goldfields Highway on the south - east edge of Kalgoorlie , Western Australia . The pit is oblong in plan view and is approximately 3.5 kilometres long , 1.5 kilometres wide and over 600 meters deep . At these dimensions , it is large enough to be seen from space . </P>
<P> The Fimiston Open Pit , colloquially known as the Super Pit , was Australia 's largest open cut gold mine until 2016 when it was surpassed by the Newmont Boddington gold mine also in Western Australia . The Super Pit is located off the Goldfields Highway on the south - east edge of Kalgoorlie , Western Australia . The pit is oblong in plan view and is approximately 3.5 kilometres long , 1.5 kilometres wide and over 600 meters deep . At these dimensions , it is large enough to be seen from space . </P>
where is the largest open-cut gold mine in australia
where is the largest open-cut gold mine in australia
Western Australia
Western Australia