Private company

International Smelting and Refining Company

Former ore refining facility in Tooele County, Utah, United States

The International Smelting and Refining Company was a subsidiary of Anaconda Copper that operated primarily out of the International Smelter near Tooele, Utah. The International Smelter began operation in 1910 as a copper producer handling ores from Bingham Canyon and was expanded into a lead smelting operation in 1912.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1910Founded1
August 1972. TOOELE SMELTER, GENERAL VIEW FROM WEST. - International Smelting and Refining Company, Tooele Smelter, State Route 178, Tooele, Tooele County, UT HAER UTAH,23-TOO,2-2
Photo: Boucher, Jack E., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The International Smelting and Refining Company was a subsidiary of Anaconda Copper that operated primarily out of the International Smelter near Tooele, Utah. The International Smelter began operation in 1910 as a copper producer handling ores from Bingham Canyon and was expanded into a lead smelting operation in 1912.2

Timeline

  1. 1910Founded Founded1