Resolution Copper, a major copper mine project in Arizona, is finally back on track thanks to the Trump administration moving ...

The impacts of Resolution Copper's water use would be severe. And thanks to Arizona law, there's not much we can do about ...

The Kennecott mine and smelter on the west side of Salt Lake County is getting a $920 million investment as demand for copper grows. Second underground portal and a smelter overhaul could extend ...

In Alaska, 195 mi. up the winding Copper River Valley, is Kennecott, a raw mining town sprawled on the edge of what was once the richest copper mine in North America. Alexander Baranof, first ...

Kennecott Copper Corp. became involved in sampling ore at the site during the 1940s. By 1956, the year of the mine’s last production, 130,000 tons of ore averaging 4 percent copper was mined ...

Copper demand is rising in the U.S. and is set to double in the next 10 years. Mining executives say more mines need to open in order to meet the demand.

Kennecott also has the distinction of being one of only two locations in the country that can mine, smelt and refine their own copper. In comparison, China has over 50 copper smelters.