FREEMAN GULCH MIN. CO. v. KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.

No. 2216.

119 F.2d 16 (1941)

FREEMAN GULCH MINING CO. et al. v. KENNECOTT COPPER CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley P. Jones, of Salt Lake City, Utah (H. A. Rich and D. N. Straup, both of Salt Lake City, Utah, on the brief), for appellants.

C. C. Parsons, of Salt Lake City, Utah (Wm. M. McCrea, of Salt Lake City, Utah, on the brief), for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, MURRAH, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

The Kennecott Copper Corporation1 is the owner and operator of a large scale open pit copper mining operation in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, commonly known as the Utah Copper mine. It is one of the largest open pit mines in the world. Its employees number approximately 4,000 and its monthly payroll is approximately $600,000. In the year 1939, it removed 19 million tons of ore. The ore is low grade and...

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