Most occur naturally during times of heavy spring runoff due to supersaturated soils. Learn about working at kennecott bingham canyon mine. Kennecott utah have put a set of very high resolution images on their flickr site and have provided permission for me to use them here with due acknowledgement to them. The bingham canyon copper mine, more commonly known as kennecott copper mine among locals. The existing pit will be worked out by 2019 but kennecott is evaluating the feasibility of deepening the pit to add an extra 2. The visitor experience starts a the lark visitor parking area. It is one of the most efficient copper producing mines in the world. Apply to underground miners, associate analyst, laborer and more. Kennecott coppers bingham canyon mine in the oquirrh mountains near salt lake city.
Kennicott, mccarthy alaska tours kennecott mine tour. Ive been coming here for over 20 years, they have been at the forefront of implementing many strategic mine analysis ideas. Bingham canyon, copper mine, utah, usa mining technology. A hospital, store, grade school, dental office, dairy, and recreation hall were built. Economy kennecott foundation newsletter contact us. The kennecott copper mine near salt lake city is the largest manmade ditch on earth. Kennecott utah copperbingham canyon mine atlas obscura. By the 2000s, the bingham canyon copper mine operated by kennecott utah copper had become the largest manmade hole or excavation on earth, approaching one mile in depth and three miles in width. This plan targets groundwater monitoring and controls of historic mine impacted waters in the dry fork area. Due to safety regulations, tour groups will need to use kennecott provided shuttles. Bingham canyon mine is the largest manmade excavation on earth. Bingham canyon was a city formerly located in southwestern salt lake county, utah, united states, in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the oquirrh mountains. Bingham canyon copper mine open for tours for first time. It is located beside the kennicott glacier, northeast of valdez, inside wrangellst.
A visit to bingham copper mine represents just the start of the adventure when you use our bingham canyon route planning app to plot your vacation. What started as movement measuring only fractions of an inch at kennecott utah coppers bingham canyon mine became the biggest slide ted himebaugh has seen in his 36 years with the company. Weather permitting, the bingham canyon mine visitors center typically opens on april 1st and runs through october 31st. The cities began around 1900 when copper ore was discovered in the area. Bingham canyon open pit mine is located 33 km sw from salt lake city, utah, united states. Founded in 1903, kennecott s bingham canyon mine is one of the largest manmade openpit excavations in the world. Compared to the campaign of economic and social attrition kennecott waged successfully against bingham canyon, the mines owners faced a publicrelations nightmare when it sought to raze the much smaller town of lark. Utah national guard responds to chemical leak at kennecott.
The bingham canyon mine landslide of a few weeks ago is an unusual mass movement. The bingham canyon mine, copperton concentrator and garfield smelter comprise one of the largest and most uptodate integrated copper operations in the world. The bingham canyon area boomed during the first years of the twentieth century, as rich copper deposits in the canyon began to be developed, and at its peak the city had approximately 15,000 residents. Discovery at the bingham canyon mine earth explorer. The virtual tour works best with the latest version of modern browsers firefox, explorer and chrome. The copper mine became so large that its visible from space. Kennecotts bingham canyon mine has produced more copper than any mine in historyabout 18. The kennecott utah copper mine, also known as the bingham canyon copper mine, is the largest and richest copper mine in history with over 110 years of open pit mining. I thought it would be interesting to take a little time to examine this landslide in more detail. We took a guided bus tour from salt lake city and the tour guide had a lot he added to the overall. With the creation of the kennecott mines company six years later, the town quickly grew to over 500 people.
On this 75mile adventure, experience this engineering wonder of the world known to be the biggest excavation in history. Kennecott copper mine wrangellst elias national park and. The dwindling few who recall living in bingham canyon fight to keep alive memories of a community that was stolen from them. Bingham canyon mine overlook is a great spot to watch what is. It measures two and threequarter miles across at the top and threequarters of a mile deep.
We skipped the long drive from anchorage and flew out with reeve air, enjoying all of saturday and sunday during labor day weekend. Depending on how you slice your biggest in the world pie square feet versus cubic yardage, open versus underground, the kennecott copper mine just southwest of salt lake city, utah, is the largest human excavation on earthand theyre still digging to the. It has produced more copper than any other mine in history. Bingham canyons manefay landslides and the future of the mine. The bingham canyon porphyry coppergoldmolybdenum deposit is one of the largest and highestgrade porphyry orebodies in the world. Elias national park, mccarthy and kennicott have a colorful past. Capacity was 60,000 tonsday as far back as the 1930s. Kennecott will assess the collection system area for seeps on a quarterly basis. The bingham canyon mine, more commonly known as kennecott. Slc guided tours explore the kennecott copper mine, the worlds largest excavation and openpit copper mine.
Bingham discover kennecott s bingham canyon mine and live the real experience with the green michelin guide find useful information and opening times kennecott s bingham canyon mine the largest openpit mine on earth is more than 2. Click on the link and we will walk you through our operation with 360degree photos and videos. Bingham canyon copper mine is twoandahalf miles wide and half a mile deep. Kennecott operates the bingham canyon mine, one of the largest openpit copper mines in the world in bingham canyon, which is located in salt lake county. Travel to the largest manmade hole on earth to experience the overlook of the worlds first openpit copper mine.
Sep 03, 2016 the manefay landslide at the bingham canyon openpit copper mine on april 11, 20. Rio tinto kennecotts copper mine vital part of utah economy. Our tour of kennecott mine was one not soon to be forgotten and weve been in alaska most of our lives. Kennecott copper mine, wrangellst elias national park and preserve. The copper mine tour kennecott salt lake city tours. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Special shuttle access to the bingham canyon mine overlook is required and must be scheduled in advance. A hospital, store, grade school, dental office, dairy, and. I had many small cars taking the road up and down during my visit.
A landslide at kennecott utah coppers bingham canyon mine, which occurred wednesday, april 10, 20, is shown thursday, april 11, 20. Feb 01, 2014 kennecott utah copper mine at bingham canyon usa recovering from enormous landslide 10 april 20. We recommend booking bingham canyon open pit copper mine tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Bingham canyon mine article about bingham canyon mine by. Bingham discover kennecotts bingham canyon mine and live the real experience with the green michelin guide find useful information and opening times kennecotts bingham canyon mine. Salt lake citys urban growth and kennecott utah copper. Kennecott, also known as kennicott and kennecott mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the valdezcordova census area in the u.
Kennecotts bingham canyon copper mine bingham canyon, utah. Porphyry dikes, faults, and quartz veins are steeply dipping and have two dominant orientations. Just past the road closed bingham canyon entrance july 2007. Wikipedia says it is the largest openpit mine in the world and the largest manmade excavation. Bingham canyon mine copperton, utah mountain, city. Inside, displays and videos showing the diverse uses of copper and the manufacturing process greet and inform visitors. Depending on how you slice your biggest in the world pie square feet versus cubic yardage, open versus underground, the kennecott copper mine just southwest of salt lake city, utah, is the largest human excavation on earthand theyre still.
Just past the copper house and the precipitation plant. Virtual tour we have created a virtual tour where you can see more of our business than ever before. Anybody who is from salt lake city easily recognizes the huge manmade mountains of overburden visible against the. Kennecott bingham canyon mine highres stock photo getty images. Jan 04, 2018 kennecott utah copper is now the largest producer of pollution in the state of utah. The manefay landslide at the bingham canyon openpit copper mine on april 11, 20. There were only two small patches of settlement along. Although the rio tinto kennecott copper mine no longer is crisscrossed by tracks, its history with railroads is still around, hidden in plain sight.
Massive landslide stops production at bingham canyon mine deseret news. With a lot of effort over the last one hundred years, the mine is almost three miles across at the top and more than three quarters of a mile deep. Find premium, highresolution stock photography at getty images. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Kennecott bingham canyon mine highres stock photo getty. After checkin visitors are shuttled up to the bingham canyon mine overlook to see the spectacular. In 2005 bigd began the renovation and expansion of the kennecott visitor. Kennecott has been in the news a lot lately after the record breaking april 11, 20 landslide that slowed down production at the prestigious mine. What was a canyon is now a man made mountain covering what was bingham canyon. Kennecott copper mine kennecott coppers bingham canyon mi. Kennecott utah copper mine at bingham canyon usa recovering from enormous landslide 10 april 20. Although the rio tintokennecott copper mine no longer is crisscrossed by tracks, its history with railroads is. Visit wired photo for our unfiltered take on photography. The bingham canyon mine, also known as the kennecott copper mine, is an openpit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of salt lake city, utah, usa, in the oquirrh.
Kennecott copper mine in utah the largest copper mine in the world. Kennecotts bingham canyon copper mine is now open for public tours for the first time since one of the largest nonvolcanic landslides in history crippled mining operations in 20. It runs past the offices of rio tinto kennecott, then through the leafy, quiet. Kennecott bingham canyon copper mine, utah may 2005. The bingham canyon mine, more commonly known as kennecott copper mine among locals, is an openpit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of salt lake city, utah, in the oquirrh mountains. Bingham 1956 courtesy isabel and shirl scroggan collection. The transparency of all involved is impressive to behold, and is a remarkable contrast to the much more costly in human terms landslide at the jiama mine in tibet. Kennecott bingham canyon mine and water collection. Bingham canyon lions gift shop, located in the lark visitor parking area, sells an assortment of. Months ahead of schedule, rio tinto kennecott reopened its main highway, called the mine access road, within the bingham canyon mine. Kennecott placed waste rock in bingham canyon beginning in1998 through the present,which covered. Visit bingham copper mine on your trip to bingham canyon. Further news is emerging about the landslide at bingham canyon copper mine last week.
Kennecott s bingham canyon mine visitor center standing at the overlook within the bingham canyon mine, you can see, hear, and feel the breathtaking and awesome magnitude of the largest manmade. We at lone peak kennecott bingham canyon mine on vimeo. Aerial view of mine aka kennecott copper mine, utah copper mine or bingham copper mine. Kennecotts bingham canyon copper mine bingham canyon. Mining operations were modified in 2004 resulting in a change in dry fork plume management strategies. Bingham canyon mine copperton, utah mountain, city facebook. Oct 10, 2016 in fact the documentary the desert empire for which this blog is named, spent a large segment about copper mining in bingham canyon. Located 20 miles outside salt lake city in the oquirrh mountains, the bingham canyon copper pit has. The utah copper mine is the largest manmade hole in history and earns its nickname as the richest hole on earth from producing more copper. Groups larger than 18 people must contact customer service a minimum of 10 days prior to the visit. This former copper mine operated between 1955 and 1982. Mining memories cover story salt lake city salt lake.
See who you know at kennecott bingham canyon mine, leverage your professional network, and get hired. The kennecott utah copper mine, also known as the bingham canyon copper mine, is the largest and richest copper mine in history, with over 110 years of openpit mining. Hundreds of eyes and hightech tools monitor for movement at. Kennecott s bingham canyon copper mine bingham canyon, utah mine also known as kennecott copper, this site is the largest copper mine in the world, and the largest manmade excavation on earth. Founded in 1903, kennecotts bingham canyon mine is one of the largest man made openpit excavations in the world. Kennecott copper mine kennecott coppers bingham canyon. Kennecott utah copper llc kuc, a division of rio tinto group, is a mining, smelting, and refining company. Kennecott bingham canyon mine and water collection system.
Doing some more training with the rio tinto engineers that work on the bingham canyon resource just outside of salt lake city in utah, usa. Seeps occur along the bingham canyon mine waste rock disposal areas. What started as movement measuring only fractions of an inch at kennecott utah coppers bingham canyon mine became the biggest. How to fix adobe creative cloud desktop app whiteblank. This tour is full of incredible photo opportunities. Apr 16, 20 further news is emerging about the landslide at bingham canyon copper mine last week. Located near salt lake city, utah, us, bingham canyon, also known as the kennecott copper mine, is the worlds biggest manmade excavation, openpit copper mine. Road trip to bingham canyon mine overlook gate to adventures.
Movement of slopes in and around an openpit mine is a normal part of the mining. The bingham canyon mine is the largest manmade excavation on earth. View topquality stock photos of kennecott bingham canyon mine. While visiting home i decided to go out and visit kennecott copper the worlds largest open pit mine in fact, the worlds largest manmade structure. The visitor center at kennecott copper mine hosts approximately 160,000 guests per year and offers a great view to visitors of the massive openpit mine.
Bingham kennecotts bingham canyon mine the green guide. Kennecott operates the bingham canyon mine, one of the largest openpit copper mines in the world in bingham canyon, salt lake county, utah. Kennecott copper mine in utah is featured on this page of our 2020 travel planner. Kennecotts bingham canyon mine visitor center standing at the overlook within the bingham canyon mine, you can see, hear, and feel the breathtaking and awesome magnitude of. The chemicals used and produced to extract copper and other metals from an ore are quite hazardous to the workers at these sites and the residents in the towns surrounding it, especially when being extracted from ores in an open pit like the bingham canyon mine. See all 1 bingham canyon open pit copper mine tours on tripadvisor. Kennecotts bingham canyon copper mine bingham canyon, utah mine also known as kennecott copper, this site is the largest copper mine in the world, and the largest manmade excavation on earth. This view, toward the northeast, shows the landslide in its entirety with the main failure plane angling downward from the right side of the headwall scarp toward the buildings in the middle left. The transparency of all involved is impressive to behold, and is a remarkable contrast to the much more costly in human terms landslide at the jiama mine in tibet i thoroughly recommend that you visit the kennecott utah copper flickr site, which has some wonderful images of the. May 26, 2011 the bingham canyon mine, also known as the kennecott copper mine, is an openpit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of salt lake city, utah, usa, in the oquirrh. We skipped the long drive from anchorage and flew out with reeve air, enjoying. Apr 30, 20 the bingham canyon mine landslide of a few weeks ago is an unusual mass movement.
Its corporate headquarters are located in south jordan, utah. Kennecott utah copper is now the largest producer of pollution in the state of utah. In fact the documentary the desert empire for which this blog is named, spent a large segment about copper mining in bingham canyon. The mine is the largest manmade excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history more than 19. The kennecott utah copper mine in bingham canyon is also the richest copper mine in history, producing gold and silver, too. Utah copper mine, bingham mining district west mountain mining district, oquirrh mountains, salt lake co. The mine is 234 miles across at the top and 34 of a mile deep. At first 1848 a farm of the mormons thomas and sanford bingham, it became in the 1860s a roaring mining town, dealing in. For decades the bingham canyon mine, now operated by kennecott utah copper and rio tinto, has been one of the most spectacular sightseeing experiences for visitors to salt lake city. The bright green rectangular patches are crops, the gray patches are bare.