Thus, I can't see my favorite old haunts. The dumps above Copperton and Lark are growing ever higher—the old crags and gullies of the east-facing Oquirrh Mountains have been replaced by mine dumps ...

Looking west of Herriman offers a graceful view of the Oquirrh Mountains. They look peaceful and give a glimpse of open spaces. Much of the area has been home to mining for decades, but planners ...

Higher prices in America suit miners with copper assets in the country just fine. The shares of Rio Tinto and ...

Crews respond to the Oquirrh Mountain foothills where a helicopter made a hard landing, injuring one person. Multiple agencies were called in to help locate the helicopter in a remote area on ...

A wildfire sparked in the west Oquirrh Mountains.The human-caused fire started just after 12 p.m. Saturday, the Tooele Fire District said. It is 200 acres and g ...

The National Weather Service warned travelers on I-80 to use extreme caution when approaching the northern tip of the Oquirrh Mountains as localized wind gusts are reaching around 70 mph. UHP ...

Like the mountain range for which it is named, Oquirrh focuses on the beauty of our backyard—it's hard to find sometimes, but it's definitely there. Ever since Pallet closed, I worried that we'd lost ...