Kennecott Land: Kennecott Utah Copper

Kennecott Utah Copper

Kennecott Utah Copper is a mining, smelting and refining company committed to integrating sustainable development into every facet of its business. For more than 100 years, KUC has been mining and processing the rich minerals found in the huge ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Nearly everything people do today relies on materials that are mined — from minerals we use daily in medicine, food, shampoo and soap, to metals used to conduct heat and electricity, as well as those used for CAT scans and in the space shuttle.

Bingham Canyon Mine is located approximately 28 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. In addition to the Bingham Canyon Mine, KUC's operations include the Copperton Concentrator, Smelter, Refinery, Tailings Impoundments, a Power Plant and several other facilities. KUC produces about 300,000 tons of copper cathode annually. That production is about 13% of the United States' copper output and makes KUC the country's second-largest copper producer. KUC also produces molybdenum, gold, silver and sulfuric acid, a byproduct of pollution-control equipment at the Smelter.

KUC is owned by Rio Tinto, a world leader in discovering, mining and processing the earth's mineral resources in a responsible economic, social and environmentally-friendly manner.