Like all of their publications, this series covers history of rail told mainly as extensive captions to pictures. Jun 29, 2016 the canyon got its name, according to local historian marion dunns book bingham canyon, when thomas and sanford bingham herded their cows there in august 1848. Secondlargest landslide in canada history 74 august 8, 2010 gansu, china zhouqu county mudslide. The record was maintained to assist in establishing control of the cash flow of bingham canyon. It measures two and threequarter miles across at the top and threequarters of a mile deep. Visit all the famous landmarks nearby and snap a few pictures for the scrapbook. Wall appreciated the potential of lowgrade porphyry copper deposits and acquired important claims in bingham canyon in 1887. Aug 01, 2011 author railroads and mining in bingham canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was constructed in the canyon in late 1873.
Geology of the bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit. But our utah history books provide uninterrupted travel to landscapes as they appeared to members of brighams youngs expedition or guests at ogdens broom hotel. Jun 02, 2019 bingham canyon to move a mountain a web page with narrative history and research notes about railroads and mining in utahs bingham canyon, including kennecott utah coppers railroad locomotives. Jun, 2014 bingham canyon had been designated a mining district as early as 1863. Author railroads and mining in bingham canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was constructed in the canyon in late 1873. These three volumes contain the records of ledger entries affecting the cash account of bingham canyon.
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 to the high land around the main canyon. From copper jewelry and trinkets to educational excavation kits, visitors of all ages are sure to find something special to take home with them. The northern third of east molokai volcano collapsed. A kennecott story is precisely the book its title describes. When you book a room at one of the historical hotels in makassar, youll experience the past come alive. An oral history of ethnic and minority groups in utah, coauthored with leslie kelen. Wilbur harry smith 191988 was a division geologist for the kennecott copper corporation from 1959 to 1978. It would take the advent of openpit mining in 1899 to turn the bingham copper deposit into an. Bingham canyons manefay landslides and the future of the. Be sure to ask the hotel staff about visits from historical figures and then head back to relax in your hotel room after a long day of sightseeing tours and.
The mine and associated smelter produce 1% of the worlds copper. Rise to the occasion tells the dramatic story of the men and women who safely led utah s 107yearold bingham canyon mine through the largest mining highwall failure in history. List of landslides project gutenberg selfpublishing. The bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit is located in the central part of the oquirrh mountains, 30 km southwest of salt lake city, utah. The bingham canyon history group is especially unique because the town of bingham canyon no longer exists. Bingham canyon utah justice of the peace cash books. As significant of an incident this was, the amazing part was that no one was injured or killed. Bingham city cemetery, also referred to by some locals as the kennecott copper cemetery, consists mainly of past residents of towns or camps that used to be known as bingham canyon, carr fork, copperfield, copperhill, copperton, dinkeyville, freeman gulch, frogtown, highland boy, lark, leadmine, lower main, phoenix, and telegraph. 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. The company was first formed in 1898 as the boston consolidated mining company. Apr 10, 2019 on april 10, 20, one of the largest nonvolcanic landslides in the history of north america took place at the bingham canyon mine in utah. Entries show the name of the defendant, amounts paid, dates paid, and charge for which fined.
History 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. Chuck hawleys kennecott history captures a slice of alaskas pastand. Its corporate headquarters are located in south jordan, utah. Jackling established utah copper company in 1903 and introduced large scale. Back then, the canyon was covered with pine trees, many measuring 35 feet or more in diameter. The beginnings of openpit copper mininga century of openpit mining at bingham canyon in survey notes, v.
By 1890 underground copper mining had begun in the area. Charles caldwell hawley, a kennecott storythree mines, four men and one hundred years 18971997. Underground leadsilvercopper mining, placer gold operations, and openpit copper mining all have been employed in bingham canyon. Bingham canyon company says more than 165 million tons of rock. He began his career as a geologist in his teenage years working for the international smelting and refining plant in tooele, utah. The dwindling few who recall living in bingham canyon fight to keep alive. Utah history books from salt lake city to zion national park, survey the rich terrain of utah history. Lessons from the bingham canyon manefay slide ross, brad on.
Kennecott utah copper llc kuc, a division of rio tinto group, is a mining, smelting, and refining company. Mining activities remained relatively limited until 1906 when the district became the first in the world to begin largescale for the time openpit copper mining for more mine history, see race to ore. Video helps bring to life story of bingham canyon deseret news. The bingham canyon mine is one of the top producing copper mines in the world with production at more than 20 million tons. A history of bingham canyon, utah has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The first largescale opencut copper mine in the world was starte. Hawley, a kennecott story alaska historical society. Bingham canyon had been designated a mining district as early as 1863. 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. The mine is astronomically big, and for many years had an extensive internal railway system. Until recently bingham copper mine was the largest open cast mine on earth, and has been worked since the 1906. The bingham brothers, thomas and sanford, settled the canyon in 1848. Geology of the bingham canyon porphyry cumoau deposit, utah.
Gemmell, a mining engineer, examined walls properties for captain joseph r. The bingham canyon mine is the largest manmade excavation on earth. Around 25% of the total copper produced in the usa comes from the bingham canyon mine. Mining memories cover story salt lake city salt lake. Located about 30 kilometers 18 miles southwest of salt lake city, utah, the mine is a major producer of copper, gold, silver, and molybednum on april 10, 20, bingham canyon also produced the largest, nonvolcanic landslide in the. Mining first began in bingham canyon in the late nineteenth century, when shafts were sunk to remove gold, silver, and lead deposits that played out by the early 1900s.
The cuaumo deposit lies at the center of a large polymetallic district, which includes proximal pbznag replacement and distal sedimenthosted gold mineralization. A kennecott story and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Kennecott operates the bingham canyon mine, one of the largest openpit copper mines in the world in bingham canyon, salt lake county, utah. Don maguires outline history of utahs greatest mining districts. Discover our boat komodo aventure and the proposed. The community of bingham canyon was located 26 miles southwest of salt lake city. The manefay landslide at the bingham canyon openpit copper mine on april 11, 20. The bingham canyon mine is one of the largest openpit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers 2. Jul 12, 2017 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. Located about 30 kilometers 18 miles southwest of salt lake city, utah, the mine is a major producer of copper, gold, silver, and molybednum.
Historic tales of utah local and regional history books. The canyon was first settled in august 1848 by two mormon pioneers, thomas and sanford bingham. Papanikolas, life and labor among the immigrants of bingham canyon, utah historical quarterly 33 1965. The story of the towns of bingham canyon is a 90minute long video that chronicles the history of the area. Bingham canyon railroads local and regional history books. Utah coal utah fuels the west a web page with narrative history and research notes about utahs coal mining industry, and the railroads that.
Apr 25, 2016 awardwinning author eileen hallet stones projects include hidden history of utah, a homeland in the west. Mining memories cover story salt lake city salt lake city weekly. Kennecott utah copper mine at bingham canyon usa recovering from enormous landslide 10 april 20. Desert outposts no longer keep watch for the arrival of the pony express, and the ore trains of bingham canyon have made their final run. The jinggo janggo comes from the traditional construction sites of the bira region, south of sulawesi indonesia. The manefay was the largest highwall failure landslide in mining history at the time of writing this book. From salt lake city to zion national park, survey the rich terrain of utah history. Funeral home accounts book, 19171924 family history library utah, deaths and burials, 18881946 myheritage.
As the worldwide great depression hit in 1929, utah copper constructed a precipitate plant at the mouth of bingham canyon. The first recorded mining claim in the state of utah was located in bingham canyon in 1863. I cant afford every book in the series and restrict my interest to west coast railroads. Bingham canyon is located in the oquirrh mountains approximately twentyfive miles southwest of salt lake city. 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. Electricshovel operations began at bingham in 1923, and by 1928 mining operations became increasingly electrical with the introduction of electric locomotive trains. The town incorporated in 1904 and was classified a city in 1938. Being the largest in history, the manefay was bigreally big. Utah, salt lake county death records, 19081949 myheritage. The economic and social history of bingham canyon, utah. Bingham canyon lions gift shop, located in the lark visitor parking area, sells an assortment of items. Almost the entire town has been mined away by the utah copper openpit mine or has been.
Oct 18, 2012 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. Information includes dates and amounts of receipts and the account credited. It also yields molybdenum and various other minerals. Kennecott utah copper mine in bingham canyon book online. Copper mining, utah history, steam engines, steam shovels, bridges, and human interest stories. While there is a vending machine available with drinks, food is not available for purchase. Utah historical quarterly volume 33, number 4, october 1965. Her commentary is featured in the 2015 documentary film carvalhos journey. Bingham canyon in the early years was a gold and silver mining camp, and the railroads were small operations. History, minerals and crystals of utahs bingham canyon copper mine. Interesting history of bingham canyon before the mine ended the community.
It was built in 2007 in the village of tanah beru which stretches along a beach where the impressive and famous pinisi traditional indonesian boats were built. Ross presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the largest mining highwall failure in history and the preparation of managers that kept the incident from killing or injuring any of the miners working in utah s bingham canyon mine when it happened. The bingham canyon mine is part of kennecott utah copper llc, which in turn is owned by rio tinto. The bingham canyon mine is one of the largest openpit mines in the world, measuring over 4 kilometers wide and 1,200 meters deep. Now 21 years later, a new video documentary has become available on the fascinating former utah mining town. A history of bingham canyon, utah has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun. Kennecott landslide is one for the record books the. My husbands family is chronicled on this book and he was happy to get it. Mining operations began in 1863, and, since then, copper, gold, and silver have been the principal metals extracted from the mine. A history of the navajo wars, 18461868, bailey, lynn robison,0870260. Inventory of cash books from bingham canyon utah, 19041956.
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