1/2 mile deep & 2 1/2 wide, the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in this western state is busy as a "beehive"
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Thom and Dar's Sabbatical Journal: April 2012  Operated by Kennecott Utah Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Ltd., the ... It's a beehive of activity with dozens of those big haul trucks going here and there, huge .... hilltop location and is symbolic of the wide open expanses of this western State. ... Explored: The Utah State Capitol; Mormon Temple Square; Bingham Mine...
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The state motto of Utah is simply "Industry" | United States of ...  A beehive appears on Utah's flag and state seal, the state insect is the .... Timpanogos Caves, Park City, Great Salt Lake, Bingham Copper Pit, Salt Lake City. ..... Post from another Pinterst: Lived in BIrmingham 2 1/2 years in the late 70's. ...... Pit Copper, Copper Mines, Utah Copper, Canyon Copper, Half Miles, Miles Wide, 2...
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Utah Cities - Other Postcards & Images - CardCow.com  Movie set in Johnson Canyon, 10 miles east of Kanab, Utah. Kanab is ... Junction Hiways 89 and 28 Gunnison, Utah 1/2 block to Gunnison's best Cafes. Midway...
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West Jordan, UT - Gardner Village is a cluster of restored historic ...  West Jordan, UT - Gardner Village is a cluster of restored historic homes and buildings ... Close to two dozen shops in the other historic buildings sell a wide range of items, including ... The one thing you HAVE to do in each U.S. state! ..... hand-forged tools and cowboy gear, part of Utah's deep pioneer and Western heritage.
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SLC Walking Tour - Mormon Trails Association  On August 2, 1847, Orson Pratt and Henry G. Sherwood began the survey of Great ... of Great Salt Lake City included "several square miles" which was considerably larger ..... They owned the Highland Boy copper mine in Bingham Canyon and .... and 400 and 500 South on which they each built a house (2 1/2 acres each).
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Great Basin  Great Basin, area of inland drainage in the western United States, between the ... lie several arid wastesamong them, Carson Sink and the Great Salt Lake and...
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Edgar Mine - Colorado School of Mines  Jun 25, 2015 ... The mountains above Idaho Springs and the nearby communities of Black Hawk ... The Edgar Mine, known as Colorado School of Mines' Experimental Mine, ... Mines has since acquired additional workings and land to form the ... The mine is located in Idaho Springs, approximately 40 miles west of Denver.
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Profile on volleyball player Dre Downs  Collegian Archives  Nov 16, 2004 ... Maybe it is because the state symbol is a beehive. Or it could be because Levan, a town in the middle of Utah, is so named because it is "navel" spelled backwards. Or maybe it is because birds allegedly have the right of way...
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Mining - Deadwood History  Published by the Western Mining World Co., the magazine contains an announcement ... Image of Book - Homestake: A Search for Red Metal ... 17, Department of Mining--"The Mining Industry of South Dakota" by Francis Church .... the Homestake Mine in Lead, the largest and deepest gold mine in the western hemisphere.
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Nicknames of the Fifty States  May 9, 2002 ... Gem State, Spud State. Illinois. Prairie State ... Grand Canyon. Arizona's other nickname Copper State celebrates its fabulous mineral wealth.
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Focus on the West - AP U.S. History Topic Outlines - Study Notes  Under this act, farmers could claim as much as 160 acres in the Great Plains by ... Mining was a new frontier that everyone was interested in. ... The final major strike of gold and silver in Colorado happened in the early 1890s at Cripple Creek. ... During the height of the mining boom, towns sprang up near veins of ore.
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J! Archive - Show #2669, aired 1996-03-21  A female one of the gypsy species of this insect can lay over 1,000 ... At over 3,500,000 square miles, this desert covers an area larger than...
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Mining remains near Custer Ghost Town, Idaho. By Lindsey Botkin ...  Mining remains near Custer Ghost Town, Idaho. By Lindsey ... Butte, MT - old mining town. Butte, MT ... of Montana. It's a mile high & a mile deep. ... Silver City, Ghost town ,Idaho. Silver City ..... old mining shaft #photography #ruin #abandonedplaces. Old Mine ...... This is called "Boise River" and is in downtown Boise, Idaho.
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The Ore Bin - Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries  Jan 1, 1976 ... from metropolitan centers to up-river sites having large reserves of sand and ... Mineral Industries, Division of Mined Land Reclamation, P.O. Box 1028, ... There were no commercial discoveries made in these holes but .... One of the most interesting areas on the basis of onshore geology is ...... 1'1'4 "too.
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Top 10 deep open-pit mines - Mining Technology  Sep 27, 2013 ... Mining-technology profiles the world's top ten deepest open pit mines currently active. ... Chuquicamata copper mine, situated 1,650km north of Santiago, Chile, is the second ... Escondida copper mine located in the Atacama Desert, Chile, ranks as the third ... Grasberg is the largest gold mine in the world.
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J! Archive - Show #4783, aired 2005-05-25  High levels of this metal, at. #77, in rocks near dinosaur fossils led to ... This uncle of Queen Victoria was king of Belgium for almost 35 years ... Cuprite is an important ore at the Bisbee, Arizona mine called this metal's "Queen"...
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The Anasazi - DesertUSA  Migratory water birds appeared at mountain ponds and flatland playa lakes during ... The Basketmakers often dug bottle-shaped, egg-shaped or open storage bins ... built large structures, 25 to 30 feet in diameter, which they may have used for ... published in the Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 9, Southwest,...
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Minnesota-MInes - Mining Artifacts  The little bit of gold found was more expensive to extract than it was worth. ... rush did lead to the settlement of many communities in northern Minnesota, ... While the Mesabi Range had iron ore close enough to the surface to enable ... Minnesota taconite produces over half of the iron mined in Minnesota at the present date.
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State Nicknames Massachusetts - New Jersey and their Explanation  Called the Silver State" because of its large silver mine industries. Named as the Sage State and the Sagebrush State for the wild sage that grows there...
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Mining in Idaho - Idaho State Historical Society - Idaho.gov  Most of Idaho's mineral production, 1860-1969, has come from metals-- ... Some gold quartz and lead-silver workings are on Ruby Creek west of .... Boise (Rocky Bar), Owyhee, Atlanta, and Banner--expanded the mining region of ... and the rush to Loon Creek in 1869, the basin lost its surplus population. .... United States.
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Utah Fun Facts for You - Menlo Group  Oct 3, 2014 ... The beehive is a symbol of industry and perseverance, since bees are famous for continuously working for the well being ... If you're interested in other Utah state symbols, check out ... Levan is navel spelled backwards. This tiny town is located in the middle of Utah, which is how some say it got its name.