Bingham Canyon Mine

Bingham Canyon Mine is a surface gold mine in Salt Lake County, Utah, near Copperton. MSHA lists its status as active since Jun 6, 1986 and records 876 employees. It is one of 4 gold mines in Utah that are not marked abandoned, and the only one in Salt Lake County; by employees it ranks 1 of 4 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Jun 6, 1986
Type
Surface
County
Salt Lake County
State
Utah
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
Nearest town
Copperton
Employees reported
876
Operator
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Coordinates
40.5606, -112.0911
MSHA mine ID
4200149

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

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