Visitors Center
The Bingham Canyon Mine Visitors Center will be closing for the season on Nov. 1, 2009
Standing at the overlook within the Bingham Canyon Mine, you can see, hear, and feel the breathtaking and awesome magnitude of the largest man-made excavation on earth.
While you watch the action in the mine, a descriptive narration recorded in several languages explains the operations.
From the overlook, you can watch 240 and 320 ton capacity haulage trucks deliver copper ore to the in-pit crusher, where the material is reduced to the size of soccer balls before being loaded onto a five-mile conveyor that carries the ore to the Copperton Concentrator.
Inside the enlarged Visitors Center, you and your family will take part in interactive displays and exhibits – including 3-D microscopes to examine rock and mineral samples, and displays showing how copper is used in your everyday life. You will also see exhibits ranging from old mining artifacts and model trucks to modern-day operations and environmental engineering as well as three-dimensional models that provide an educational and entertaining experience for people of all ages.
Finish your tour with a dramatic new 16-minute video tour — in our 90-seat theater — of our history, present day operations, and future.
There is no charge for school buses, scout troops in uniform, and vans from county operated non-profit senior citizen centers, and the facility is accessible to the disabled.
All proceeds are donated to local charities and non-profit organizations. Since 1992 more than 2.6 million people have visited and more than $2 million has been donated to local charities and non-profit organizations.
Watch a one minute video about how visiting the center gives back to our community.
From Ore to More: Watch a 6 minute video about how we start with a bunch of rocks, and end up with the copper we use every day.
Address:
12800 South State Route 111
Bingham Canyon, UT
Hours:
The Bingham Canyon Mine Visitors Center will open April 1, 2009, weather permitting.
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - seven days a week
The Visitors Center is open April through October, weather permitting
Please arrive one hour before dusk to allow time to visit.
No reservations are necessary
The tax-deductible admission fees are $5 for automobiles, $25 for mini-tour buses and $50 for a bus.
To Get To The Mine:
Click here for a map.
Educator Resources:
Teacher Guide
Operation Fact Sheets:
Mining
Concentrating
Tailings
For More Information:
Deborah Thacker
Community Outreach Coordinator – Government and Community Relations
Phone: 801.204.2149
debbie.thacker@riotinto.com
E-mails will be returned within three business days
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