Kennecott Copper Corporation

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Kennecott Copper Corporation was a major American mining company best known for its large-scale copper operations in the United States and abroad during the 20th century.

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instanceOf American company
mining company
acquired Braden Copper Company
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Utah Copper Company
acquiredBy BP (via Standard Oil of New Jersey / Exxon interests, historically associated)
linked to: Exxon

Rio Tinto Group (for major former operations such as Bingham Canyon)
Standard Oil of New Jersey
country United States
dissolved late 20th century
foundedBy Stephen Birch
headquartersLocation New York
New York City
United States
historicalSignificance major contributor to U.S. industrial and wartime copper supply
one of the largest copper producers in the world in the mid-20th century
inception 1906
industry copper mining
refining
smelting
knownFor Bingham Canyon open-pit mine
linked to: Bingham Canyon Mine

large-scale open-pit copper mining
majorShareholder Guggenheim family
J. P. Morgan & Co.
linked to: J. P. Morgan
notableWork Kennecott Mines, Alaska
operatedInCountry Alaska
Canada
Chile
Mexico
Peru
United States
operatedInState Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
operatedMine Bingham Canyon Mine
Chino Mine
linked to: Chino Mine complex

Kennecott Mines
Ray Mine
Utah Copper operations
parentCompany Standard Oil of New Jersey
peakPeriod 20th century
product copper
gold
molybdenum
silver
successor Kennecott Corporation
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

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El Teniente mine laterOwnedBy Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark namedAfter Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark developedBy Kennecott Copper Corporation
Magna, Utah locatedNear Kennecott Copper operations (Oquirrh foothills)
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
McGill, Nevada associatedWithCompany Kennecott Copper Corporation
Oquirrh Mountains contains Kennecott Copper operations
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation successor Kennecott Corporation
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation successor Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation acquiredBy Rio Tinto Group (for major former operations such as Bingham Canyon)
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott mining district namedAfter Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott mining district developedBy Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Mill Building associatedWith Kennecott Copper Corporation
Alaska Syndicate owned Kennecott Copper Company
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Alaska Syndicate successor Kennecott Copper Corporation
Copper River and Northwestern Railway owner Kennecott Copper Corporation
Copper River and Northwestern Railway builtFor Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennicott developedBy Kennecott Copper Corporation
Bingham Canyon Mine operatedBy Kennecott Utah Copper
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation
Bingham Canyon Mine partOf Kennecott Copper operations
linked to: Kennecott Copper Corporation