Bingham Canyon Mine

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf copper mine
gptkbp:adaptation strategies in place
gptkbp:area 1,900 acres
gptkbp:community stakeholder engagement
gptkbp:community_engagement local partnerships
gptkbp:community_impact local economy
gptkbp:community_service ongoing
gptkbp:communityPrograms education initiatives
gptkbp:cultural_significance historical mining site
gptkbp:depth 1,200 meters
gptkbp:elevation 1,830 meters
gptkbp:employs thousands of jobs
gptkbp:environmental_impact carbon emissions
significant
habitat disruption
gptkbp:environmentalProtection compliance required
gptkbp:established 1848
gptkbp:fuel_capacity large reserves available
gptkbp:geographicalFeature mountainous terrain
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures porphyry_copper_deposit
gptkbp:grades 0.5% copper
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest mines in the world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bingham Canyon Mine
gptkbp:is_open_to true
gptkbp:land_use industrial
gptkbp:launchDate not closed
gptkbp:location gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:naturalResources owned_by_Rio_Tinto
gptkbp:operational_status 1906
active
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Rio_Tinto_Group
post-mining restoration
gptkbp:partnerships local governments
gptkbp:powerOutput natural gas
gptkbp:produces copper
over 19 million tons of copper
gptkbp:productionCompany automated systems
over a century of operation
block caving
copper since 1906
gptkbp:productionYears 300,000 tons of copper
gptkbp:rank one of the largest copper producers
gptkbp:regulatoryBody gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkbp:research geological studies
gptkbp:safetyFeatures mixed
emergency response plans
gptkbp:significantEvent landslide in 2013
gptkbp:storage tailings pond
gptkbp:supplyChain gold
silver
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives environmental monitoring
gptkbp:technology advanced mining techniques
gptkbp:transportation highway access
railroad access
gptkbp:type open-pit mining
gptkbp:waterManagement water recycling systems
gptkbp:waterQuality local_aquifers
gptkbp:youth_development billions of dollars