Rio Tinto Kennecott

Rio Tinto Kennecott is an integrated mining and processing operation in the Salt Lake Valley. Its Bingham Canyon Mine supplies material processed through associated facilities, including a smelter. Copper is central to the business, with other materials recovered as part of the operation’s processing activities. [1]

Rio Tinto’s current overview also describes tellurium production and the relationship between Kennecott’s mine and processing infrastructure. A visitor experience explains the operation to the public, but the underlying business is industrial production. Its Utah footprint spans multiple facilities and a large mining area, making a county-level location more useful than assigning the entire operation to one city. [1]