Tuesday's announcement of expanded copper mining at the Kennecott Utah Copper Mine is just the latest development in Utah's copper history.

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — After two years, people will once again be able to get a close-up view of one of Utah's most impressive sites. The Visitor Experience at the Bingham Canyon Mine has ...

The Bingham Canyon Mine -- also known as Kennecott -- is recognizable from miles away due to the giant divot in the mountainside created by more than a century ...

The Rio Tinto Kennecott mine, also known as the Bingham Canyon mine, opened its door to visitors for the 2025 season. Located southwest of Salt Lake City at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains, the ...

But as methods changed, the operation became solely an open-pit mine. They have not mined underground in Bingham Canyon in over 100 years.

Rio Tinto's Bingham Canyon mine is going to start mining underground after a century of open pit mining. The demand for copper is rising, and Kennecott expects to extend the life of the mine with ...

The copper king In 2023, Rio Tinto's Bingham Canyon accounted for approximately 75% of Utah's total metal mining. The Bingham Canyon Mine on April 26, 2019.

Rio Tinto Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine switched from a traditional fossil fuel to a "renewable diesel" made up of soybean and food waste. The company has even installed a special pipeline for ...

Demand for copper in the 19th and 20th centuries reshaped Utah’s once-rural Bingham Canyon into an enormous open-pit mine supported by thriving company towns.

The Bingham Canyon mine is another example of the brownfield exploration potential within Rio Tinto's global portfolio. Over the past two years, exploration has identified a world class molybdenum ...