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The mining never stops, but Kennecott’s massive open pit grows — slowly
But Kennecott also has to expand its massive tailings operation in Magna if it wants to keep mining until 2040, which has brought some blowback from residents. Kennecott began in 1903 as the Utah ...
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.
“But failures happen.” Failures can include leaks in tailings ponds and generally are not catastrophic, Sims added. The ...
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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 ...