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; 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); San Rafael Swell; Uranium Mining; Mines
Don Bryant took a photograph of his brother Dave standing at the mouth of this Uranium Mine Tunnel located high in the cliffs over looking the Muddy Creek area. The photographer believes it was the radon gas inside the mine that came through blue...
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.