The Utah Copper Mine at Bingham Canyon cuts across a mountainside in stepped terraces, with railroad tracks winding down into the pit. The benches and trackwork show the scale of the operation: ore was blasted from the levels and hauled out by rail. The Utah Copper Mine was among the largest open-pit copper mines in the American West, and its terraced walls became a defining industrial landscape.
Real photo postcard with white border; printed caption in white at bottom reading 'Utah Copper Mine / Bingham Canyon, Utah.'; 'EKC' printed in the PLACE STAMP HERE box (publisher/stamp-box mark). No postmark or cancellation visible; no stamp affixed. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS labels and dashed PLACE STAMP HERE box. Handwritten '7-27-47' in the address area (likely a date, not a postmark) and upside-down dealer marks 'RMLI 5-' and '3 1/2' at lower right. Real-photo card, glossy, white border.
Cite this card
Utah Copper Mine, Bingham Canyon, UT, 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/utah-copper-mine-bingham-canyon-ut-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.
