Industrial tourism is a popular subsection of the heritage tourism industry. Although many companies create tourism sites to increase profits, the Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation uses tourism as a public relation tool to generate a positive image of the copper industry and to counteract public fears about pollution and environmental degradation.
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