National Historic Landmark-Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

National Historic Landmark- Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

Developed in 1904, this is the first open pit copper mine in the world, and the largest. It continues to yield a high percentage of all American copper.

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Bingham Canyon

Bingham Canyon was named for Erastus Bingham and sons, Sanford and Thomas, Utah Pioneers of 1847, who in 1848 took up grazing land in this vicinity, first for private herds and later as a community enterprise. They built a small ...

The Town of Bingham Canyon

The history of the town began in August 1848 when two young Mormon pioneers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, settled in this narrow wilderness canyon to herd cattle. Within a few years the area became a supplier of timber for local ...