Mine visitors center set to open Friday

The Bingham Canyon Mine visitors center is set to open Friday — two days earlier than usual, Kennecott Utah Copper officials said.

The visitors center, located within the Bingham Canyon Mine, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

Last year, construction work and weather-related interruptions combined to delay the center's opening by three months.

Since opening in 1992, nearly 2.4 million people have toured the visitors center, Kennecott officials said.

Admission is $5 for passenger vehicles, $25 for mini tour buses and $50 for full-size tour buses. There is no charge for school buses, Scouts in uniform and vans from county-operated nonprofit senior-citizen centers.

For more information, call 801-252-3234.