Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Electrified surface mining of copper ore at Bingham Canyon, Utah. Open pit mine. Electric shovels. Electric locomotives haul train. Blasting. Laying track. Portable power-line towers. Switchbacks. High trestle. Long train to mill, 19 miles away. Cars rotated to dump ore to crusher. Outdoor substation for mill machinery and mine.