Bingham Canyon Open-Pit Copper Mine Visitor Center Vertical Wind Turbine [Removed]
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brwhiz
N 40° 32.135 W 112° 08.915
12T E 402726 N 4487837
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: WMGPMG
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2013
Views: 3
This photovoltaic solar array, combined with a vertical wind turbine, provides some of the electrical power needed at the Bingham Canyon Open-Pit Copper Mine Visitor Center.
Purpose: Electricity
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 5.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
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