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The danger down below: Cancer cluster raises questions about legacy of . . . The EPA blamed the contamination on Kennecott, as well as Atlantic Richfield — which owned a small lead mine near Kennecott — and their predecessors, who for almost 50 years dumped bits of lead, arsenic, chromium and copper into Bingham Creek
Bingham Canyon Mine: Environmental Damage and Health Risks The mine, owned by Rio Tinto Kennecott, is responsible for a staggering amount of toxic chemical releases: In 2022, the mine disposed of or released 132 4 million pounds of substances tracked through the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program
Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Environmental Investigation Project Multiple environmental investigations have been conducted at the Kennecott Mill Town in the past, identifying various potential hazards or risks associated with the historical mining and ore processing operations
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark: A Toxic Site The National Park Service wants you to wash your hands at the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, a toxic Superfund site within Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve
RioTinto | Kennecott - Underground Drilling and Blasting In the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, underground mining was a dangerous occupation for everyone involved, especially for drillers and blasters who had the added danger of handling explosive materials Many of the accidents that occurred were preventable
Kennecott Site Bulletin Web Version - U. S. National Park Service Mill workers and miners came to Kennecott only to work, living in bunkhouses with little time off, often sending money home to their families around the world Despite the dangers and grueling work, the Kennecott workers mined and concentrated at least $200 million worth of ore
Railroads and Mining in Bingham Canyon, After 1989 Underground mining is completely different than open pit mining, and Kennecott will go slow as it develops the processes needed to safely and economically access the vast reserves that are apparently available by this new mining method, which would extend the depth being mined down several thousand feet, down to sea level
Racing the devil: Kennecott kept quiet while fixing dangerous dam Kennecott Utah Copper Corp , according to a confidential self-investigation conducted by the company in 1997 and obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, became aware of the danger posed by its tailings pond as early as 1957 in a report issued by Arthur Casarande, known as the “father of soil mechanics ”