@sltrib More than 80% of the toxic chemicals released in Utah in 2022 came from a mining company, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is there no link other than instagram?

ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hmmm. Guessing here, but probably magcorp

iwilljustforget@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Kennecott

Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine and the associated smelter. The Rio Tinto-owned mine produces copper used in electric motors and power lines, tellurium for solar panels and, in smaller quantities, such other precious metals as gold and silver.