Geary, Elmo. Plate LIV, Amusement in the Mining Communities. Dramatics in Castle Valley 1875 to 1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah, 1953. Fig.1 The Mohrland Orchestra: Ralph Green, Calvin Jensen, Melvin Henrie, Arlie Marshall, Frank...
Emery County (Utah) San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple Mountain; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 18: Hoist Room and Operator at A.E.C working unit 2A
Emery County (Utah); Coal Mining; Oliphant Mine; Black Diamond Mine; Coal Car
An old coal car that was used in the Oliphant and Black Diamond Mines is set as a monument along side of the road that led to the Oliphant and Black Diamond Mines in Cottonwood Canyon.
Emery County (Utah); Coal Mining; Prazen, Gary; Monuments
The statue "The Coal Miner" stands outside of the Emery County Courthouse as a monument to coal miners. The plaque reads, "In memory of the miners who have lost their lives in coal mines." The bronze statue was created by Gary Prazen, a Utah artist...
Emery County (Utah); Coal Mining, Huntington (Utah); Horse and Wagons
The mountains around Castle Valley -- Emery and Carbon County -- have thick coal seems in them. Coal mining has been the major industry since 1875. Early coal mining was done with horses or mules and wagons as shown in this picture.
Emery County (Utah); Historic Buildings; Mohrland; Stores; Coal Mining Towns
Mohrland was a coal mining town. This is the company store. The coal mining town of Mohrland began in 1907 and by 1920 there were 200 houses, a large amusement hall, a small hospital, and a four room school with a population of about 1,000. The...
Drew Richards had a coal mine in Huntington Canyon for several years. It was started in 1944 in Meetinghouse Canyon--Huntington Canyon, called Seagull Coal Mine.
Emery County (Utah); Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.; Uranium
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 4: Operator and hoist room at A.E.C. working unit 8.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Castle Dale; Mining; Uranium; Hunter, L.T.; Hunter Drug; Castle Dale (Utah)
L.T. Hunter, pharmacist in Castle Dale and owner of Hunter Drug was the assayer of the area. Owen McClennahan wrote how he got interested in uranium mining: "L.T. Hunter in Castle Dale called me into his office to show me how one rock would sound...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Geology; Mining; Uneva Mine
Uneva Mine Entrance located in Uneva Mine Canyon on the San Rafael Swell in the San Rafael Reef area. The Reef is a dramatic geologic uplift running for 40 miles along the eastern border of the Swell. The Wingate sandstone formation has been tilted...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Gold Mines; Grange, Mar
Old mining works on the San Rafael are remains of gold mining activity on the Muddy River. Many kinds of minerals have been found in the Swell -- uranium, vanadium, gold, silver, ozokerite, gypsum, manganese, lead, and copper have all been mined....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Gold Mines; Grange, Mar
Old mining works on the San Rafael are remains of gold mining activity along the Muddy River. Many kinds of minerals have been found in the Swell -- uranium, vanadium, gold, silver, ozokerite, gypsum, manganese, lead, and copper have all been...