View of the Bingham Copper Mine, in Bingham Canyon, Utah. Shows an enormous open pit mine with tiers, mine railroad tracks, freight cars filled with ore, and electric towers for the railroad.
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Title and information printed on label attached to back of print: "View of the enormous copper mine of the Utah Copper Division - Kennecott Copper Corporation, located in Bingham Canyon. The town of Bingham nestles along the canyon floor; 10,000 foot peaks of the Oquirrh Range in background. Largest of the world's open pit non-ferrous metal mines, the Bingham mine not only supports one of the state's major industries but it [is] also one of its most popular tourist attractions. This one mine produces about one-fourth of all copper mined in the United States. It also yields large amounts of gold, silver, and molybdenite." "Please credit & return to: Utah Tourist & Publicity Council, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah."; R7100626598
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