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Bingham Canyon or Bingham, uninc. village, N central Utah, near Tooele, in a canyon of the Oquirrh Mts. SW of Salt Lake City. At first (1848) a farm of the Mormons Thomas and Sanford Bingham, it became in the 1860s a roaring mining town, dealing in gold, then silver and lead, and in the 20th cent. copper. The world's largest open-pit mine is located nearby. The town's single street, squeezed into a mountain gulch, is 6 mi (9.7 km) long. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The family held sizable or controlling interests in some of the largest mines in the world, including Bingham Canyon, Utah; Braden and Chuquicamata, Chile; Kennecott, Alaska; Ray and Chino, Arizona; and Ely, Nevada. Goldberg also held senior management positions throughout Rio Tinto, including Bingham Canyon mine manager at Kennecott Utah Copper, general manager at Colowyo Coal Company, and mining executive for the Gold and Other Minerals product group, based in London. The only strike documented at any length is the spectacular 1912 Bingham Canyon strike that featured well armed immigrant miners and elaborate fortifications. |
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