Kennecott Visitors Center / Museum - Bingham Canyon , Utah [Removed]
N 40° 32.133 W 112° 08.893
12T E 402757 N 4487834
On 4/10/2013 a massive landslide totally destroyed the Mine Visitor Center. Because of advance warning everything at the Visitor Center had been removed to a safe location. A new Visitor Center will probably not be available until after 2014.
Waymark Code: WMBECW
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2011
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Inside the Visitors Center Museum, 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 16-minute video tour — in our 90-seat theater — of our history, present day operations, and future.
Outside of the museum there are displays and plaques of various items about mining and the area.
The coordinates will take you to a Visitors Center Museum which is inside the open pit mine. Here you can view the operations of the mine.
To get to the mine take Highway 111 toward the southwest part of the Salt Lake Valley. (12800 South State Route 111) This will get you to the main entrance and toll booth, follow the road 4 1/2 miles to the visitors center. Here you will see the mine, signs and displays of items from the mine.
There is an entrance fee of $5.00 per standard passenger vehicles and increased charges for small and large tour buses. Credit Cards are not accepted and you are miles from the nearest ATM so bring the cash with you.
For more information check out the Kennecott Utah Cooper website.