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Kennecott Utah Copper rail line

Index Kennecott Utah Copper rail line

The Kennecott Utah Copper rail line was an electric railroad in Salt Lake County, Utah. [1]

9 relations: Bingham Canyon Mine, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Kennecott Utah Copper, Rail transport, Railway electrification system, Salt Lake County, Utah, Slurry pipeline, Smelting, Utah.

Bingham Canyon Mine

The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains.

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company.

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Kennecott Utah Copper

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC (KUC), a division of Rio Tinto Group, is a mining, smelting, and refining company.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Railway electrification system

A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply.

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Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah.

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Slurry pipeline

A slurry pipeline is a specially engineered pipeline used to move ores, such as coal or iron, or mining waste, called tailings, over long distances.

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Smelting

Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore in order to melt out a base metal.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Redirects here:

Bingham and Garfield Railway, Kennecott Company Railroad.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennecott_Utah_Copper_rail_line

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