US miners eye copper comeback as demand rises
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 ...
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.
Metal mines handle and dispose of some of the largest quantities of toxic chemicals in the country, and one of the biggest ...
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Building Kennecott's monster dump trucks, one piece at a time
Every day, these giant dump trucks move millions of pounds of rock at Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine. As you look at the dump trucks, hauling ore out of the largest open pit copper mine in the ...
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First Solar signals interest in US tellurium supplies for solar panel production
Rio Tinto plans to spend nearly $3 million on a facility to recover tellurium, a critical mineral used in solar panels, from its Kennecott mine near Salt Lake City, Utah. And First Solar said it ...