Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine will last until at least 2032

Production of copper and other metals will continue at Utah’s Bingham Canyon Mine through at least 2032 under a $1.5 billion investment announced Tuesday by mine owner Rio Tinto.The investment, which will be used to tap a rich ore body in the mine’s south wall and build infrastructure, will preserve hundreds of mining jobs that were slated to disappear soon after 2026. That’s when Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Utah Copper previously had planned to retire its massive open-pit m