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We often talk about “the big one,” hitting the Beehive State. But now we’re learning it it happens it could mean trouble for Kennecott’s facility on the south slope.
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We’ve got some great #tbt photos from the Library of Congress this week. From their vast collection of historic Utah photos, we’ve picked out a couple that really take you back.
Utah Copper: Bingham Mine. Brakeman of an ore train at the open-pit mining operations of Utah Copper Company, at Bingham Canyon, Utah
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Tunnel #3, Weber Canyon, Utah
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This date in science: Landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine
April 10, 2013. On this date – a year ago today – a towering wall of dirt and rocks gave way and crashed down the side of Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. The landslide was to be one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph – left a deposit so large it would cover New York’s Central Park with about 20 meters (66 feet) of debris.
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