Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation · Bingham Canyon, UT United States

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Company Description

Kennecott Utah Copper, a subsidiary of mining giant Rio Tinto, operates Bingham Canyon, one of the world's biggest open pit mines. Annual production at Bingham Canyon is nearly 300,000 tons of copper, nearly 500,000 ounces of gold, 4 million ounces of silver, and 30 million pounds of molybdenum. In operation since 1903, Bingham Canyon has produced about 18 million tons of copper -- more than any other mine in history. It has plenty of ore left, and Kennecott expects to continue open pit mining until 2018, followed by years of underground mining. The company has its own smelter and refinery; Kennecott also produces sulfuric acid as a by-product of the smelting process.

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