Four years ago today, one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in U.S. history began high on the northern wall of Utah's Bingham Canyon mine.
On This Date: The Bingham Canyon Landslide
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Four years ago today, one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in U.S. history began high on the northern wall of Utah's Bingham Canyon mine.
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