Media Releases
Kennecott Charitable Foundation donates $146,500 to local charities
February 13, 2020 South Jordan, Utah (Feb. 13, 2020) – The Kennecott Charitable Foundation recently donated $146,500 to support 50 local community charities. The foundation
Rio Tinto invests $1.5 billion to continue production at Kennecott copper to 2032
3 December 2019 Rio Tinto has approved a $1.5 billion investment (100 per cent basis) to continue production at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah.
Rio Tinto Kennecott retires Utah Power Plant
SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH, May 1, 2019 — After 75 years of operation, Rio Tinto Kennecott is retiring the Utah Power Plant located in Magna, Utah.
Copper Currents
Managing environmental impacts through concurrent reclamation
At Rio Tinto Kennecott, we’re committed to minimizing our environmental impacts with an eye on the future. We’re actively doing that through our concurrent reclamation
Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve: 20 years as a bird haven
We created the Kennecott Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve (ISSR) 20 years ago under a mitigation plan developed in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of
Come fly with me: The atmospheric future of mining
Rio Tinto Kennecott produces minerals that are essential to modern technology – copper is found in just about every piece of technology you own –