Some mines, such as the Bingham Canyon Mine (also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine), are located conveniently close to all the infrastructure that is needed to make them economic. Bingham, a large open-pit mine, lies just southwest of Salt Lake City, capital of, and largest city in, the state of Utah. A couple of thousand miles up the map from Salt Lake City, northwest B.C. is not as fortunate. Despite its abundance of mineral wealth, access to markets in the rest of the world is difficult and expensive. But when a discovery is made in the region, it can lead to bursts of activity to connect it to the outside world. Take, for example, the Premier Mine.
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