The state wasn't exempt from the gold fever of the 19th century and we're still bringing the precious stuff out of our mountains and canyons
John Rogers
When you fly over the massive Rio Tinto Kennecott copper mine in southwest Salt Lake County, you don’t normally think of gold — you think of copper. But that giant pit produces a significant amount of the precious metal sought by man since the dawn of civilization.
Gold mining has been a cornerstone of Utah’s economy since the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
