The story of the kennecott mining company outlines these numerous firsts, taking advantage of the remarkable copper grades by both current. The dwindling few who recall living in bingham canyon fight to keep alive. Hansen, the richest hole on earth a history of the bingham copper mine, utah state university monograph series ii october 1963. Because of the nearness of the city to the utah copper pit in bingham canyon, the millsmelter towns of midvale, murray, magna, garfield, and tooele, coal mining activities in carbonemery counties required immigrant labor. The mine is owned by rio tinto group, a britishaustralian multinational corporation. He has also authored or coauthored 33 magazine articles. The manefay was the largest highwall failure landslide in mining history at the time of writing this book.
Don strack has been researching the railroads and mining in bingham canyon for over 35 years, assembling a large library of information and images. Bingham canyon genealogy in salt lake county, ut usa 1,015,348 utah 6,460 salt lake county 1,179 bingham canyon 19. It is one of the most efficient copper producing mines in the world. Bingham canyon railroads is one of the latest in arcadia publishing series, images of rail. Rise to the occasion tells the dramatic story of the men and women who safely led utahs 107yearold bingham canyon mine through the largest mining highwall failure in history. Bingham canyon manefay slide rise to the occasion published by the. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Originally published by the university of utah press. Now 21 years later, a new video documentary has become available on the fascinating former utah mining town. May 12, 2017 i discovered yesterday that brad ross, who led the team charged with developing the geotechnical studies and mine planning to demonstrate the longterm viability of the mine has written a book, rise to the occasion, that tells the dramatic story of the men and women who safely led utahs 107yearold bingham canyon mine through the largest mining highwall failure in history. Economic geology of the bingham mining district, utah. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
The mine gets its name from two mormon brothers, sanford and thomas bingham, who grazed their cattle there. The bingham canyon history group is especially unique because the town of bingham canyon no longer exists. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. To go well beyond the typical history books, and create an accurate online resource that is second to none. Genealogy of the bingham family in the united states, especially of the state of connecticut. Bingham canyon company says more than 165 million tons of rock.
Ho scale open pit mine tim dumas bingham canyon mine. A history of bingham canyon, utah has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Salt lake city had been settled a year earlier and under the direction of brigham young the bingham brothers took horses and cattle to the canyon to establish a ranch. Jun, 2014 bingham canyon had been designated a mining district as early as 1863. Join rio tinto kennecott for the inaugural season of the new visitor experience at bingham canyon mine. Bingham canyon was a city formerly located in southwestern salt lake county, utah, united states, in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the oquirrh mountains. A variety of locomotives worked in the canyon, including a small number of shay locomotives, several large articulated steam locomotives, and the nations largest roster of. A history of bingham canyon, utah first edition edition by lynn robison bailey author. Scanned map showing early 20th century bingham canyon and mining area dpi 600 addeddate 20718 18. The bingham canyon mine, more commonly known as kennecott copper mine among locals. The bingham canyon cumoau deposit is located at the head of bingham canyon in the central part of the oquirrh mountains, 30 km southwest of salt lake city, utah fig. The best kennecott copper mine bingham canyon mine tours. Bingham canyon saratoga springs resort lehi utah old west photos salt lake city main street historical photos the expanse the locals maine these images represent residential and commercial buildings that used to exist on main street in bingham canyon. This series contains a record of forfeitures or fines paid in the justice of the peace court in bingham canyon.
Learn about the history of this amazing mine and see firsthand the gigantic scale of its operation, vehicles and artifacts. The kennecott utah copper mine, also known as the bingham canyon copper mine, is the largest and richest copper mine in history, with over 110 years of openpit mining. The bingham canyon area boomed during the first years of the twentieth century, as rich copper deposits in the canyon began to be developed, and at its peak the city had approximately 15,000 residents. Kennecots bingham canyon mine has produced more copper than any mine in history about 18. Bingham canyon open pit copper mine 2020 all you need to. The mine is the largest manmade excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history more than 19 million tons. She was raised in the metal mining towns of frisco and eureka, utah. Bingham canyon mine after manefay landslide rise to the. Hawley, who has studied alaska mining history for more than 50 years, traces the story of three signature copper mines. This book documents the largest mining landslide in history that took place at the bingham canyon mine near salt lake city, utah in april of 20. Years of discovery, to 1863 a narrative history of the early years of discovery in bingham canyon. The canyon was named bingham canyon and when others began mining there decades later, the bingham canyon copper mine became the largest manmade excavation in the world. The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the earths surface is shown by contour lines. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Find best sellers about utahs rich history, like the zion national park and the coal camps. In addition to copper, the bingham canyon mine is rich with gold, silver, and other precious minerals. The bingham canyon mine near salt lake city, utah experienced the largest highwall failure in mining history on april 10th of 20 when 144 million tons of material literally exploded out of the highwall and rushed to the bottom of the historic mine. Geology of the bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit. As richard sadler, professor of history at weber state university states. I know of no book that attempts to do what this book does. Bingham canyon soon became the largest and richest mining district in the western united states and was the source for as much as a third of the copper mined in the nation.
Bingham canyon mine is the largest manmade excavation on earth. History of the bingham canyon, utah area by resident marion dunn, and all of the small communities that came and went during the heyday of the mining era. Stumbling upon some copper ore in 1848, they were the first to realize the possibilities of mining in the area. Kennecott utah copperbingham canyon mine atlas obscura. The series was created in order to support the creation of the justice of the peace reports presented to the bingham canyon town council and to maintain a record of receipts from these sources.
Like all of their publications, this series covers history of rail told mainly as extensive. The secondlargest copper producer in the united states, the centuryold kennecott copper mine aka the bingham canyon mine provides about a quarter of americas copper needs, as well as gold, silver, and molybdenum. The bingham canyon mine is part of kennecott utah copper llc, which in turn is owned by rio tinto. Bingham canyon copper mine is twoandahalf miles wide and half a mile deep. The first history book on the extinct town of bingham canyon was published in 1973. See all 1 bingham canyon open pit copper mine tours on tripadvisor.
These are the largest mininginduced landslides in history. He worked as chief blacksmith at the highland boy mine. On april 10, 20, two massive landslides carried about 145 million tons of waste rock into the bottom of the open pit at bingham canyon, the largest copper mine in the u. The two brothers had been sent to the area by brigham young, who requested that they take a herd. In 1912, unions and strikes were part of life in bingham canyon this is an archived article that was published on in 2014, and information in. There is a small gift shop located outside of the mine at the base of the mountain, copper jewelry, postcards, geology toys, etc. History of bingham high school bingham high history. Bingham canyon in utah, just southwest of salt lake city. Jackling established utah copper company in 1903 and introduced large scale, openpit copper mining, it opened the door to thousands of immigrant workers seeking to improve their future. Jan, 2017 after nearly two years in the making, my new book, rise to the occasion lessons from the manefay slide is to be released in the middle of january 2017. Aug 01, 2011 bingham canyon in the early years was a gold and silver mining camp, and the railroads were small operations. Bingham canyon, copper mine, utah, usa mining technology. A lasting reminder of bingham s remarkable milestone was the creation of the centennial plaza.
He has an extensive collection of rare photos of bingham canyon which he has bound into books. Mar 09, 2015 worlds largest manmade excavationkennecott copper mine bingham canyon salt lake cityutahep78 duration. Gold in bingham canyon was discovered by a pair of utah pioneers named thomas and sanford bingham in 1848. Welcome to the bingham family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. The bingham canyon mine, situated in the rocky mountains about 25 miles from salt lake city, has produced more copper than any mine in world history, enough to rewire every home, apartment and car in north america. Kucs bingham canyon mine is one of the largest and most efficient mines in the world. The magma cooled to form a body of igneous rock monzonite porphyry known as the bingham stock. Small towns in bingham canyon the bingham copper mine and. Im currently writing a family history book, and my family lived in heaston heights for a number of years.
Would you consider a future blog post about heaston heights. The economic and social history of bingham canyon, utah. Bingham canyons manefay landslides and the future of the. Geology of the bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit, utah.
Canyon mine has produced more copper than any mine in historyabout 18. Extensive geological interpretation of stratigraphy, structure, rock types and mineralogy, as well as mining history, mining practices and descriptions of the numerous mines and prospects. The two brothers had been sent to the area by brigham young, who requested that they take a herd of horses and cattle belonging to himself, the bingham family, and others up. She came to bingham canyon to find employment where she met and married my father, harvey halverson. We recommend booking bingham canyon open pit copper mine tours ahead of time to secure your spot. In april, he staked out a farm and built a house near the weber river.
Worlds largest manmade excavationkennecott copper mine bingham canyon salt lake cityutahep78 duration. The slide that took down a corner of kennecotts bingham canyon mine just might land in the record books. Landslide experts say last months rock avalanche at the copper mine has all the signs of being north americas biggest one to date, not counting ones that happened before records were kept or those tied to volcanoes. Feb 11, 2017 rise to the occasion lessons from the bingham canyon manefay slide is a book about the largest landslide in mining history. Bingham canyon railroads arcadia publishing history books. Rise to the occasion x on february 21, matt called me at 9.
The story of the towns of bingham canyon is a 90minute long video that chronicles the history of the area. Bailey, old reliable a history of bingham canyon, utah. Bingham canyon was settled in 1848 by sanford and thomas bingham. The guinness book of world records credits clark not only with the most consecutive 44 kos record, set at las vegas, nevada, on january 11, 1960, but also with the world record for most knockouts at one night for he reportedly knocked out 6 opponents in one night 5 in the first round at bingham canyon, utah, on december 1, 1958. At 144 million tons falling nearly 2,000 feet, the manefay slide was. Bingham cemetery salt lake county, utah family history. Like all of their publications, this series covers history of rail told mainly as extensive captions to pictures. In these pages, i hope to share the history of utah mining in words and images. Bingham canyon genealogy in salt lake county, ut usa 1,015,348 utah 6,460 salt lake county 1,179 bingham canyon 19 note. Complete history of utah in encyclopedia form consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs.
Chuck hawleys kennecott history captures a slice of alaskas pastand. The photographs in this series document the settlement and buildings of workers and families who lived in bingham canyon and nearby copperton, prior to bingham canyon being abandoned and completely swallowed up by ongoing openpit copper mining in the canyon. Large and powerful he was as capable with his fists as with weapons, grant also had a cool head. Copper mining, utah history, steam engines, steam shovels, bridges, and human interest stories. Copper mining took hold in the late 1890s, and the mines, mining companies, and railroads that served them expanded rapidly. The geographic feature known as bingham canyon received its name from the locations two first settlers, the brothers thomas and sanford bingham, who arrived in the canyon in 1848. Small towns in bingham canyon the bingham copper mine. Carbonate replacement pbznag mineralization was discovered in bingham canyon in 1863, followed in 1864 by discovery of placer gold in bingham creek boutwell, 1905. Rise to the occasion lessons from the bingham canyon. Kennecott landslide is one for the record books the.
Kennecott utah copper mine in bingham canyon salt lake city. Almost the entire town has been mined away by the utah copper openpit mine or has been. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the bingham surname. Check out the best tours and activities to experience kennecott copper mine bingham canyon mine. Reserve your spot today and pay when youre ready for thousands of tours on viator. The story of the towns of bingham canyon is a 90minute long video that chronicles the history of. This series contains historic photographs of bingham canyon, the bingham copper mine, and the nearby city of copperton. Bingham canyon utah justice of the peace cash books. This book recounts how kennecott was formed from the merger of three mining. Sep 03, 2016 on april 10, 20, two massive landslides carried about 145 million tons of waste rock into the bottom of the open pit at bingham canyon, the largest copper mine in the u. Bingham my memories as a boy by eugene my memories of bingham. The impressive open pit, which is is still growing, is said to be visible from space.
The photographs in this series document the settlement and buildings of workers and families who lived in bingham canyon and nearby copperton, prior to bingham canyon being abandoned. Hot fluids generated from this magma deposited various coppersulfide mainly chalcopyrite and other metallic minerals, forming a large lowgrade orebody. My wife linda and i were working in our home office when the call came in, and matt started out by saying that he needed to tell me that the bingham canyon mine was going to experience a little highwall failure. At first it was called the metal, but this name was later changed to the coppertonian a name taken from the bingham copper mine. This book is a major contribution to the field of mining, mining history, the history of the american west, the history of copper production, and economic history.
Bingham canyon, utah in 2020 utah, historical photos. The canyon was first settled in august 1848 by two mormon pioneers, thomas and sanford bingham. Bingham canyon soon became the largest and richest mining district in the western united states and was the. This extraordinary event was named the manefay slide and it created a crisis of massive proportion for the mine and its employees. A comprehensive report on the geology and mines of the bingham mining district. Dont miss out on great deals for things to do on your trip to salt lake city. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Inschool activities recounting each of the ten decades of binghams past, a centennial history book, commemorative memorabilia, time capsules and reunions of all kinds were held to celebrate a century of bingham history and achievement. Railroads and mining in bingham canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was. A lasting reminder of binghams remarkable milestone was the creation of the centennial plaza.
This tour is full of incredible photo opportunities. He has written 10 books and contributed to an additional five books, all about utah railroads and union pacific. B ingham canyon is located in the oquirrh mountains approximately twentyfive miles southwest of salt lake city. Interesting history of bingham canyon before the mine ended the community. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. I discovered yesterday that brad ross, who led the team charged with developing the geotechnical studies and mine planning to demonstrate the longterm viability of the mine has written a book, rise to the occasion, that tells the dramatic story of the men and women who safely led utahs 107yearold bingham canyon mine through the largest mining highwall failure in history. Video helps bring to life story of bingham canyon deseret news. The bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit is located in the central part of the oquirrh mountains, 30 km southwest of salt lake. I cant afford every book in the series and restrict my interest to west coast railroads. Inschool activities recounting each of the ten decades of bingham s past, a centennial history book, commemorative memorabilia, time capsules and reunions of all kinds were held to celebrate a century of bingham history and achievement. William billy grant was a respected citizen of bingham canyon. They had, through a drawing, been allocated this area for herding cattle.
Minerals, in the form of copper ore, were first discovered in bingham canyon in 1848 by two brothers, sanford and thomas bingham, sons of erastus bingham, latterday saint pioneers of september 1847, who grazed their cattle there. After reading her incredible firsthand descriptions of growing up in her grandparents knight hotel, just a couple of doors from the infamous 520, i just had to call and listen to her stories from her own lips. By 1904, salt lake city had become a hub of mining and railroad activities. It is a personal history of her childhood and young adult years in bingham canyon.
The bingham canyon mine, more commonly known as kennecott copper mine among locals, is an openpit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of salt lake city, utah, in the oquirrh mountains. Im excited to see so much history being offered here. Finish your tour with a dramatic new 16minute video tour in their 90seat theater, their history, present day operations, and future. Great place to book a tour of the open cut copper mine. A native of nova scotia he arrived in bingham in 1892 at 45 years old. The two brothers had been sent to the area by brigham.