US Army Corps of Engineers to study Kennecott Cu plan

摘要

US Army Corps of Engineers’ SacramentonDistrict will prepare an environmental impact statementnin response to Kennecott Utah Copper’snrequest to expand its operations near Magna,nUtah. Kennecott, a major US copper producernowned by Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, hasnapplied for a permit to fill nearly 721 acres ofnfederal waters and wetlands for tailings storage.nThe additional tailings storage capacity wouldnextend the mine life of the giant Bingham Canyonnmine through 2039,