Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine isn’t just one of Utah’s biggest sources of toxic waste. It’s among the top in the country.
The Bingham Canyon Mine disposed of or released 132.4 million pounds of substances tracked through the TRI program. That was ...
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Building Kennecott's monster dump trucks, one piece at a time
SALT LAKE COUNTY — They are some of the largest vehicles on Earth and they can be found right in Utah. Every day ... of rock at Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine. As you look at the dump trucks ...
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The mining never stops, but Kennecott’s massive open pit grows — slowly
The scale is astonishing: nearly 100 trucks, each one carrying 320 tons (640,000 pounds) of ore, running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The trucks crawl along at 10 to 15 mph, carrying ...