Bingham Canyon Railroads (Images of America) PercentDiscount Emily Harrington

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Records of 292 significant drill holes which were drilled in the major valley areas of the Wasatch Front have been compiled into a Utah Geological and Mineral Survey database

The map area lies in north-central Utah at the interface between Willard Bay

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Bingham Canyon Railroads (Images of America) PercentDiscount Emily HarringtonBy Don Strack Railroads and mining in Bingham Canyon have gone hand in hand since the first railroad was constructed in the canyon in late 1873. Bingham Canyon in the early years was a gold and silver mining camp, and the railroads were small operations. Copper mining took hold in the late 1890s, and the mines, mining companies, and railroads that served them expanded rapidly. Bingham Canyon soon became the largest and richest mining district in the