Rio Tinto Kennecott, the world's largest open-pit mine, is now open for visits for the 2025 season. Operating since 1903, this Utah-based open-pit mine has produced over 19 million tons of copper.

Utah’s copper legacy. Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history — about 19 million tons and is the largest open pit mine in the world.

The newly created National Energy Dominance Council chose to “streamline” plans to expand the Lisbon Valley Copper Mine in southeastern Utah, the Department of the Interior announced this ...

As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual.

Herriman, UTAH – The demand for copper in the U.S. is set to double in the next 10 years – but the nation lacks the production to meet that demand unless steps are taken to ease restrictions ...

In this article we dive into more than 25 US copper projects in the construction, restarting or permitting phase, based on data from mine database Mining Data Online (MDO) as of March 2025. MDO's ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the ...

Ivan Bebek, president and CEO of Coppernico Metals (TSX:COPR,OTCQB:CPPMF), also discussed how the global population and urbanization are driving demand for copper. “Construction is huge. In the ...

The Trump administration has now put the Oak Flat copper mine on the fast track for permit approval, a day after moving to push ahead with a land swap. A federal agency that oversees and supports ...

The Trump administration put Resolution Copper's proposed mine at Oak Flat on a priority list with nine other mining projects, declaring they were vital to the nation's security. A day earlier ...

In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning.