Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Mine

Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Mine Chad and Ria visit the 8th wonder of the world. They are at the Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Mine and show us why we need to take our families here for a visit. Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bingham+Copper+Mine/@40.5125756,-112.1882246,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x875299fbf94e3949:0xc450bdb3d868069f!8m2!3d40.5221684!4d-112.1493862 Website: http://www.kennecott.com/ To watch this video again click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOYafLm1-HI You can see the…

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Fantastic Day Topaz Crystal Mining in Utah!

Fantastic Day Topaz Crystal Mining in Utah! Topaz Crystals everywhere after a blast!! The crystal Collector and friends set out with the Crystal clubhouse group on a fun couple of days digging Topaz crystals on Topaz Mountain in Utah! Check out their fb page to book a trip all you own! THE CRYSTAL CLUBHOUSE For…

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Glitter Mountain / Mine – Arizona Strip by St George Utah

Glitter Mountain / Mine – Arizona Strip by St George Utah Another Uncle Greg adventure. My friend Ivan and I visit the Glitter Mine, Glitter Mountain, Glitter Pit, Gypsum Mine/Pit… Has quite a few names. Sign says Glitter Mine, Google says Glitter Mountain. Take your pick 🙂 Royalty Free Music Used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZmxsaKXAg Glitter Mountain Facebook…

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Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah

Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah ➤ Safety DISCLAIMER➤Don’t do this. Mines are dangerous. Also, life is dangerous. We passed this lone hiker smoking a cigarette. He made some small talk and then gestured over his shoulder..”you gonna go to the mine”? “what mine?” we said. Told us, “look for the soda can”. We found it…

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Emerson Gold Mine – Utah – Gold Rush Expeditions – 2015

Emerson Gold Mine – Utah – Gold Rush Expeditions – 2015 Website: https://www.goldrushexpeditions.com/ Mining Claims for Sale: https://www.goldrushexpeditions.com/store/mining-claims-for-sale/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldRushExpedinc National Bureau of Mines: http://www.nationalbureauofmines.org/ Today on Gold Rush Media, Corey and Jessica Explore the Emerson Mine, a great little mine located in Beaver County, UT. The Emerson was clearly just getting started and never…

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Top 3 Lost Treasures!

Top 3 Lost Treasures! These are the top 3 lost treasures in Utah. Utah has a vast history of gold mining in the old west. There are many lost mines and lost treasures throughout Utah. These stories include a Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch heist, a lost treasure in the White Cliffs, and an…

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Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World

Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham…

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Virtual Underground Mine Tour in Silver Reef, Utah

Virtual Underground Mine Tour in Silver Reef, Utah This tour of an 1870s-era silver mine, in the historic mining district of Silver Reef near St. George Utah, was mainly created using LIDAR technology. We took the LIDAR imagery and created a virtual walking tour of this mine pointing out things of interest along the way.…

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