Location of Bingham Canyon, Utah

Bingham Canyon (also known as Bingham Canyon Mine / Kennecott Copper Mine) is in the Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake County, Utah.

  • ~32 km (20 mi) southwest of Salt Lake City.
  • Coordinates: 40.52° N, 112.15° W.
  • One of the world's largest open-pit copper mines (operating since 1906).
  • Visitor center (seasonal) offers overlook of the 1.2 km deep, 4 km wide pit.

Access via UT-111 (Bingham Canyon Road) from Herriman.

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