Is Kennecott Copper Mine Open?

The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains.

Is Kennecott copper mine open for visitors?

Reservation information. The Visitor Experience is open 8:30am to 3:00pm, 7 days a week. Shuttles run every 30 minutes. The last shuttle departs at 3:00pm and returns by 4:30pm.

Is Kennecott copper mine closed?

Completing a shift to renewable energy, Kennecott Utah Copper will shut down its last coal-fired power plant in Magna, shrinking its carbon footprint by as much as 65% — a total of more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, according to its owners.