This is a lidar scan of the famous Bingham Canyon Mine Utah.
Bingham Canyon, also known as Kennecott copper mine, is located near Salt Lake City, Utah, US. It is the one of the world’s biggest man-made excavation, open-pit copper mines.
The Bingham Canyon mine, Copperton concentrator and Garfield smelter comprise one of the largest and most up-to-date integrated copper operations in the world: major investments during the past 15 years have ensured economically and environmentally sound operation.
For much of its life, Bingham Canyon was owned by Kennecott Copper Corp. However, during the post-1973 oil crisis shake-out, the company was acquired by British Petroleum, then sold on to Rio Tinto, which operates Bingham Canyon through its 100% subsidiary, Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. The mining operation employs approximately 1,900 people.
Surface: 9 km²
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