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Bingham Canyon and Copper King Mine (CKM&RR)
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Bingham Consolidated Smelter Midvale Utah
This smelter was on the north end of Midvale, one old building remains, it’s now a warehouse for Builders First Source. The Bingham Consolidated smelter was the second Copper smelter in Utah, the first being the Highland Boy or Utah Consolidated smelter in Murray. Both smelters were shut down because of the smoke nuisance cases, the valley farmers against the smelters, the sulfur and arsenic emissions were destroying crops and livestock. Correction: Judge Marshall’s decree, shutting down all the valleys smelter production by January 6, 1908, I said January 6, 1906, in the video.
Don Strack
Group expert
To add to what Tim put in his excellent video, the former smelter buildings were used in the 1913-1917 period by the Utah Consolidated Stone Co. The former smelter site had large overhead cranes and direct railroad service. Utah Consolidated Stone Co. used the granite in the construction of the following buildings:
-- Utah state capitol (Salt Lake City)
-- Park building at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
-- LDS church administration building (Salt Lake City)
-- D&RGW freight house (Ogden)
The granite was shipped by railroad from the quarries, by way of the Salt Lake & Alta railroad, from the Little Cottonwood quarry to Midvale, where the preliminary rough work was completed; then by Union Pacific's Oregon Short Line to the finishing shops closer to the buildings sites in Salt Lake City and Ogden.
After the buildings were completed in 1917, the smelter site became one of Utah's first steel mills, operated by the Utah Steel Corporation from 1917 to 1922. The steel company received iron ore that was shipped up from Cedar City, from mines owned by the same parent company, Utah Iron Ore and Steel Corporation. That same company then built the iron mill at Ironton in Utah County in 1923, and vacated the Midvale site.
Mary Ann Gallegos Davis
Top contributor
I grew up in Murray. The slag dumps and smelter remains were a blight for way too many years. I know some Murrayites were sad when the two smokestakes were taken down. However, that site and the Midvale site desperately needed Super Fund remediation. I like Costco and IMC much better than the stacks and all the remains from the smelter. I know those businesses employed many people at one time but glad the land is used for something positive. If you ask families in Murray, they will report many family members who dealt with cancer, MS, Parkinson's, and other neurological disorders, at far larger numbers than seems normal. Our familh has two sisters who had cancer, one sister who had a disease similar to Parkinson's who passed awsy in 2021. This is just my humble opinion that I'm glad the remains of old shelters are pretty much gone in Murray and Midvale.
Don Strack
Group expert
To add to what Tim put in his excellent video, the former smelter buildings were used in the 1913-1917 period by the Utah Consolidated Stone Co. The former smelter site had large overhead cranes and direct railroad service. Utah Consolidated Stone Co. used the granite in the construction of the following buildings:
-- Utah state capitol (Salt Lake City)
-- Park building at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
-- LDS church administration building (Salt Lake City)
-- D&RGW freight house (Ogden)
The granite was shipped by railroad from the quarries, by way of the Salt Lake & Alta railroad, from the Little Cottonwood quarry to Midvale, where the preliminary rough work was completed; then by Union Pacific's Oregon Short Line to the finishing shops closer to the buildings sites in Salt Lake City and Ogden.
After the buildings were completed in 1917, the smelter site became one of Utah's first steel mills, operated by the Utah Steel Corporation from 1917 to 1922. The steel company received iron ore that was shipped up from Cedar City, from mines owned by the same parent company, Utah Iron Ore and Steel Corporation. That same company then built the iron mill at Ironton in Utah County in 1923, and vacated the Midvale site.
Mary Ann Gallegos Davis
Top contributor
I grew up in Murray. The slag dumps and smelter remains were a blight for way too many years. I know some Murrayites were sad when the two smokestakes were taken down. However, that site and the Midvale site desperately needed Super Fund remediation. I like Costco and IMC much better than the stacks and all the remains from the smelter. I know those businesses employed many people at one time but glad the land is used for something positive. If you ask families in Murray, they will report many family members who dealt with cancer, MS, Parkinson's, and other neurological disorders, at far larger numbers than seems normal. Our familh has two sisters who had cancer, one sister who had a disease similar to Parkinson's who passed awsy in 2021. This is just my humble opinion that I'm glad the remains of old shelters are pretty much gone in Murray and Midvale.
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Bingham & Garfield Large Steam
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The Bingham and Garfield railway used some of the largest steam locomotives for its time. This image shows 3 of the large steam locomotives July 7, 1943, at the Magna shops, the only number visible is the Bingham and Garfield 110. What is interesting is that the 109 and the 110 were purchased second-hand from Norfolk and Western in 1943. The 110 was a Baldwin 2-8-8-2 class Y-2a. locomotive.
Honeymoon Train at Bingham Canyon
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From the Don Strack collection we have some interesting photographs of a 1911 honeymoon train that came to Bingham canyon. The occasion was the cross-country honeymoon trip via private railroad train, the party celebrating the marriage of Vivian Gould and Major Jack Beresford, Lord Decies. The private train consisted of a D&RGW locomotive 780, a 4-6-0, with two passenger cars: a combination bag...
Copperfield Circle, Bingham
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Copperfield Circle, Bingham canyon Utah, I always thought that the Copperfield Circle would be a fun place to live. Music by Dan Johnson
Samuel Newhouse, Boston Consolidated
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Samuel Newhouse came to Utah in 1896 partnering with Thomas Weir, he was able to secure English investors into buying Highland Boy mine and other properties at Bingham canyon. He will form the Boston Consolidated Mining Company on the same mountain where Daniel Jackling Utah Copper would begin. Newhouse’s Boston Consolidated copper will be the first on the mountain to use Steam shovel to train ...
Short, Electric Shovel Crawl
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I’m calling this video shovel crawl. The photograph was taken by Shirl Scroggin April 1985, it shows 10 electric rope shovels moving up the grade. In the early 1980 the mine became a haul truck only operation. Trains would only be used at reload stations by the 3 train tunnel portals. The smaller shovels used with the electric trains were being replaced with larger shovels.
Nighttime at Bingham Canyon Mine
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Nighttime at the mine can be a magical place and scary at times, here are a few images of the mine at night. I worked at the mine for 18 years, most of that time was the Graveyard shift. Music by Dan Johnson.
The North side of the Bingham canyon Mine
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The fourth and final large photograph in my train room by Ed Hunt, was taken high above Highland Boy. Notice all the trees in this upper portion of the mine. Looking down at the north side of the mine you can see all the way down to the tunnels of the cross-canyon connection. The large Carr Fork and D-Line bridges are removed, that makes the year after 1957.
Utah Power and Light Sub-station at Bingham
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Utah Power and Light Sub-station at Bingham was built high on the hillside above the town, this is because, in the narrow canyon at Bingham, property was scarce. The road to the substation went behind buildings and houses then up a steep road. It was just above the Montana-Bingham mine and dump, later in this spot they will build BHS, that will later become Bingham’s central grade school. An in...
Number Two Rotary Drill Bingham Canyon Mine
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This image shows the number 2 rotary blast hole drill. Drilling blast holes is an important part of hard rock mining. The more precise drill hole patterns, the more effective is the blast and that means better productivity.
My Trip to Bingham, Rio Tinto Kennecott visitor Experience
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I was invited to go to the mine’s visitor center, with the Bingham Canyon History Club, this is a club out of Daybreak, Spring House Village. We went on October 26, 2024, the visitor center was only going to be open for another day, then closed for the season, it will be reopened next April. Anne Sheppard Kurek heads up the group, they have meetings once a month, on this trip she even lined up ...
Short, Keystone, Copper and Yosemite Gulches, Bingham Canyon
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Looking Northeast over the open pit operation about 1964. From the left the first gulch or notch was Keystone, home of the Keystone mine, next is Copper gulch, this is where the main truck haulage road to the dumps was, the last is Yosemite gulch, also named after a mine, this was where the large haul truck shops was. Ed Hunt photograph.
The Water Service Gang, Bingham Canyon Mine
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The waste rock that was placed around the mine dumps had small amounts of copper in it. To recover this small amount of copper they used the leaching process. This was going on for many years at the mine; by the 1960s a more aggressive approach of pumping water up the mountainside to the mine dumps was used. A system of pipes supplied the water and even sprinklers on the dumps. The job of setti...
Copper Notch, New Truck Haulage
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Copper Notch, Kennecott is constructing a haul road through the notch. Truck Haulage came to the mine in 1963, so this image was taken shortly after. Copper notch will become the 6800 tie area (6800 is it elevation at the mine) where most of the new haul trucks parked for shift change. It had fuel stands and lube and coolant stations for the trucks. It also led to code 30 dump, the truck dumps ...
Bingham Canyon Mine 6190 Train Yard
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The 6190 yard bridged the once canyon, it was a staging yard for trains in the higher elevation of the mine including the truck to train reload stations. The 6190 operation offices were on skids, so they could be moved easily, since this yard was always on the move.
Short, Early waste Train and Steam Shovel and Huge Boulders.
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Short, Early waste Train and Steam Shovel and Huge Boulders.
Short, Kennescope Magazine, March-April 1966, Bingham Canyon Utah
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Short, Kennescope Magazine, March-April 1966, Bingham Canyon Utah
Robert Cambell Gemmell, Utah Copper, Bingham Canyon mine.
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Robert Cambell Gemmell, Utah Copper, Bingham Canyon mine.
Proler Steel Plant, just before Bingham Canyon
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Proler Steel Plant, just before Bingham Canyon
Short, New Copperton Mill, will replace the Trains
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Short, New Copperton Mill, will replace the Trains
Diesel Locomotive Roster at Bingham Canyon Mine
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Diesel Locomotive Roster at Bingham Canyon Mine
Short, Bingham Canyon, Dr. Paul Richards Hidden Garden.
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Short, Bingham Canyon, Dr. Paul Richards Hidden Garden.
L-Line Bridge, Bingham Canyon Utah, Carr Fork
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L-Line Bridge, Bingham Canyon Utah, Carr Fork
Short, Fire on the bridge, Shay, Copper Belt RR.
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Short, Fire on the bridge, Shay, Copper Belt RR.
Short, Bingham Canyon Utah, Dinkeyville Whistle Stop.
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Short, Bingham Canyon Utah, Dinkeyville Whistle Stop.
Bingham Canyon Mine, the different Mine Offices over the Years.
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Bingham Canyon Mine, the different Mine Offices over the Years.
The People, Chapter Ten, Bingham Canyon Utah, the most important chapter.
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The People, Chapter Ten, Bingham Canyon Utah, the most important chapter.
I remember the smokestacks in Murray. The bigger one had Colonel Sanders painted on it.
Thanks for the comment, I did a couple of videos on the Murray smelter and smokestacks.
Does anybody know who the women in the picture Who they were
Boy I wish I did, I love when you have names with a picture, Thanks for the comment.
wow. at center st and main st in the pic at 4:25 there is a building on the NW corner with 3 large windows. .,it is still there today , Midvale state bank building.
Good comment, I hope they keep saving the old town of Midvale.
Great video. I lived in Murray Utah I remember it. Thank you.
Thank you, yes Murray also had a large smelter.
Excellent insights. Amazing the number of smelters back in the day
Thanks for the comment.
hi Tim i just wonder how they came up with the name smelter great video
Thanks Dwight, smelting is the process of applying heat and chemicals to extract metal from ore, hence smelter.
Great video and your work. I live in Utah.
Thank you for saying that!
those old steamer ars nice
Thankyou Dwight, I think so.
wow.. that explosion looked scary..
Thanks for the comment, I'm doing a video on that explosion.
I remember riding my bike around my grandmothers neighborhood between Murray high and Larry H Miller dealership as a boy. I remember the them putting up plastic on the homes closest to the stacks. I watched the demolition on Hillcrest Dr and American ave. Just down the street, I was 8 years old.
Great comment, Thanks!
Nice.
Thanks, have a great week!
The ore must have graded very, very highly back then. Sheesh.
I think you're right, thanks!
Wow, who would of thought? Great story and cool pictures.
nice story and a new person talking
Thanks Dwight, it was my computer talking.
It would be fun to have your own train to travel around the country. Thanks for this, I had no Idea ..
Thank you for your comment, I would love that also.
Great story - Thank you, Tim!
Thanks for the comment!
That’s a nice share. They were wealthy for sure.
Thanks, nice comment!
Very cool. Imagine getting to take a honeymoon trip across the country in your own private train. Wow! Thanks for sharing.
That would be fun! Thanks
My mothers's family is from Lark, And I visited there a few times as a young child before my Grandparents had to move.
Thanks for the comment, I loved Lark!
You have a new subscriber! I worked out there from 2002-2006. Having worked in gold and coal, I was a bit dismayed with the old school habits the mine had developed through the century it had been in operation. Management was lacking and, Anthony... I'll just stop myself there. Anyway, Bingham canyon has the richest mining history in the country and pobably the world. You are doing a fine job of preserving that history and, as a long time miner, I very much appreciate what you've done with this channel. I'm sure you have all of the old photos they were passing around on a CD during the centenial. If not, reply here. I'll try to remember to check back in and see if you reply.
What a wonderful comment, thanks, I agree with you on what you said, I do have that CD and many more photographs.
That was great. Thanks for sharing. I agree, that would have been a fun place to grow up.
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Dwight, you have a great week.
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!!!
nice video tim happy new year see you next year
Thanks Dwight, I hope you had a nice Christmas and happy new year.
My father was a shovel operator in that pit
Very cool, it was a good job, thanks for the comment.
wow.. I remember it happening.. but only from the news. their pictures then were nothing like this.. great video
Thanks for the comment!
i like those old steam shovels Merry Christmas Tim and your family
Thanks Dwight you have also have a Merry Christmas.
Nice photo. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, have a great Christmas!
nice night shots tim
Thanks, Dwight!!!!
Very nice! Love the colors of the sunset (sunrise). Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, I aways loved the morning, time to go home.
Thanks for saying that!
I always look forward to seeing your videos each Friday!
Thanks for saying that!!!
Awesome ❤ beautiful pictures
Thanks, miss you guys!
Evokes many memories! Merry Christmas!
The equipment wasn't damaged, it was destroyed.
So true, Thanks
that is a nice picture
Thanks, Dwight have a great week!
The mine did destroy a lot of beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comment.
Nice!
Thank You!
nice video Tim thanks for showing it
Thanks Dwight, have a great week!
I had family live there. the Children would ride a bucket up the a waiting school wagon. cook with a gasoline stove. 1800s
Great comment thanks for sharing!
Really enjoy the videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for saying that it makes me keep doing them!
it’s sad seeing the history of lark and other surrounding cities connected to the area being completely gone. i wish they would have preserved this history visually by not destroying the old towns
Nice comment, I really liked Lark, drove through it to go the work for years.
it’s sad seeing the history of lark and other surrounding cities connected to the area being completely gone. i wish they would have preserved this history visually by not destroying the old towns
Thanks for the comment.
I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for that comment, grandpa love you too.!!!!
nice video tim have a great Thanksgiving
Thanks Dwight, you have a nice Thanksgiving as well!
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, and thank for your support.
th-cam.com/video/R1UYLohv0Po/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hbdP9-Z3fvvp0oF3 this is a landslide
Great video. Such great vistas and beauty in that area. The traffic on Bachus now is insane
Great comment thanks.
The amount of growth along the "New Bigham Highway" is insane. I remember cavillation more or less came to an end at 4000 West when I worked at the pit in 1982. There's a 6-lane intersection at that point now. Thanks for your videos!
You are right about that, no one around here in the 1970s
nice ride along ride tim look like a lot of nice stuff to look at in the visitor center
Thanks Dwight
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting. Yours is a lot different from ours at the Hull Rust Mine in Hibbing. The road up there is a lot better than ours, and we drive right to the Mineview. We have two mining trucks, a 170 ton Haulpack and a 240 ton Lectra Haul, plus a bunch of other mining artifacts. Active mining for us is about 3000 to 4000 feet away, just outside the blasting safety zone. I'll have to stop there next time I'm out that way.
@@lowercherty I would like to see that.
Thank you for the comment