U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



BULLETIN 707 PLATE XCV 



A. BINGHAM CANYON. 



View of the canyon above the mouth of Carrs Fork from the station of the Los Angeles & Salt 

 Lake Railroad. The copper ore is mined by steam shovels and loaded direclly into railroad cars, 

 which are run on all the levels. It is then taken to the mills for concenlralion, and the concen- 

 trate goes to Garfield for smelling. Photograph by Shiplers, Salt Lake City. 



B. HIN(;ilAM MLNh; OK UTAH COI'I'KH CO. 



Near view of the copper mine, showing most of the 21 levels upon which ex<-avaling work is going 

 on. The levels extend from the botlom lo the; loi) of the (Canyon wall, a vertical dislaiic:o of about 

 1,600 feet. About 21,000 tons of material is handled daily in this mine. Photograph by Ship- 

 lers, Salt Lake City. 



