A southern Utah copper mine has restarted operations in an arrangement with Rio Tinto Kennecott, hiring workers as it expands operations.

Located southwest of Salt Lake City at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains, the iconic Kennecott mine is a human-made, open-pit copper mine operated by Rio Tinto.

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SOUTH SALT LAKE — Over 10,000 pounds of stolen copper was recovered Thursday as part of an investigation that began at the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine. The investigation started when an 8,600-pound ...

Resolution Copper, a major copper mine project in Arizona, is finally back on track thanks to the Trump administration moving forward with the re-publication of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS ...

Kennecott copper mine expansion, US – update. Photo by ©Rio Tinto 2023. ... Kennecott copper mine expansion. Location Near Salt Lake City, Utah, in the US. Project Owner/s Rio Tinto.

The Kennecott Copper Mine outside Salt Lake City, Utah. (Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images) The operation is all done in-house.

Deputies of the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office said this investigation began on Sept. 6 when authorities were notified of a $55,000 mold stolen from the copper mining headquarters in South ...