Author_Institution :
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Utah Copper Division, Garfield, Utah
Abstract :
Approximately 28 single track or 17.5 route miles of electrified railroad constructed for the specific purpose of hauling 30 million tons of relatively low grade copper-bearing ore between the open pit mine at Bingham Canyon, Utah, and the two copper concentrators located at Garfield, Utah, were placed in operation on May 1, 1948.