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title: "Bingham Canyon process & reliability upgrades | BBA"
date: 2026-01-14T14:27:00-05:00
author: Juliette Cote
canonical_url: "https://www.bbaconsultants.com/en-ca/projects/process-and-reliability-optimization"
section: Projects
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- Region Utah, United States
- Client  Rio Tinto Kennecott
 
 

 

 

   1. As one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, the Bingham Canyon Mine has been operating for over a century in Utah. To improve operational performance and reliability and support modernization efforts, Rio Tinto Kennecott launched a series of strategic upgrades.
    
    ### **BBA’s contribution to the project**
    
    
    - **Trusted expertise and a 40-year relationship with Rio Tinto** enabled us to establish a local presence and better support their Kennecott operations
    - **Innovative solutions** in electrical, process control and automation
    - **Ongoing collaboration** by continuing to support Kennecott through specialized mandates, a testament to the trust we’ve built
    
    ### **Strategic impact**
    
    BBA’s advanced process control and automation solutions help improve **safety**, boost **energy efficiency** and increase long-term asset **reliability**.
 
   

  

 

   

 1. As one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, the Bingham Canyon Mine has been operating for over a century in Utah. To improve operational performance and reliability and support modernization efforts, Rio Tinto Kennecott launched a series of strategic upgrades.
    
    ### **BBA’s contribution to the project**
    
    
    - **Trusted expertise and a 40-year relationship with Rio Tinto** enabled us to establish a local presence and better support their Kennecott operations
    - **Innovative solutions** in electrical, process control and automation
    - **Ongoing collaboration** by continuing to support Kennecott through specialized mandates, a testament to the trust we’ve built
    
    ### **Strategic impact**
    
    BBA’s advanced process control and automation solutions help improve **safety**, boost **energy efficiency** and increase long-term asset **reliability**.