National Register Listing

Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

16 mi. SW of Salt Lake City on UT 48, Salt Lake City, UT
Local significance of the site:
Industry

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.