Bingham Canyon, Utah Real Estate Listings

In 1848 Bingham Canyon, Utah began when two young Mormon pioneers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, settled in this narrow wilderness canyon to herd cattle.

Within a few years it became a supplier of timber for local saw mills. This timber was used for much of the construction on the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Silver and Gold containing ore was discovered in the fall of 1863 after which the mountain mining district was organized.

In 1868 fewer than 100 people lived in Bingham Canyon; by 1880 the town had grown to a population of 1,022. About 1893, Enon A. Wall located ground containing millions of pounds of copper. The Utah Copper Company began large scale mining operations in 1904.

The prosperous Bingham Mine led the nation in the production of copper but the prosperity which built the town also hastened its death. The land where the town is located is now a part of the Kennecott Copper Open Pit Mine.

The town was incorporated as a city on February 29, 1904. The 1970 census indicated that the population of Bingham Canyon, once a roaring mining town of 15,000 had dwindled to 31 people on November 22, 1971. After 132 years, Bingham Canyon was dead.

Bingham Canyon, Utah Facts:

• Bingham Canyon is located in the Oquirrh Mountains approximately 25 miles South West of Salt Lake City.
• Bingham Copper Mine later known as Kennecott Copper Corporation is the Worlds largest open-pit copper mine.
• Associated Zip Codes: 84065

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