Utah · Salt Lake County
Plant

Bingham Canyon

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
CopperSilverGoldMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model58: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Production years1904-2009
First production1904
Last production2009
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10129805
MRDS IDDC14257
Alternate namesBingham Open Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.52074, -112.1458
References
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