Media Releases
Rocky Mountain Power & Rio Tinto Kennecott Agreement will reduce emissions along Wasatch Front
Utah Regulators Approve Deal to Shut Down 3 Coal Burning Units South Jordan, Utah (Oct. 27, 2016) – The Utah Public Service Commission today approved
Rio Tinto partners with Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute for recovery of critical minerals and metals
South Jordan, Utah (Oct. 11, 2016) – Rio Tinto today announced a new research initiative with the Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation
Utah Lake algal bloom causes closure of Oquirrh Lake
South Jordan, Utah (July 18, 2016) – Kennecott Land closed Oquirrh Lake on Sunday, July 17 and took other precautionary steps as a result of
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 –