Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Grange, Mar; McClenahan, Owen
Mar Grange took this photograph of the old uranium ore bin high up on a rocky slope (the dark spot in the middle of the photograph.) Owen McClenahan recorded that some men came to him with a hot piece of ore, but they couldn't rememeber where they...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 15: Loading A.E.C. unit 5.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 25: Loading Uranium Ore into Truck at A.E.C. unit 5
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Temple Mountain; Uranium
Uranium mining at Temple Mountain began in the late 1800s. A great deal of testing and experimenting with the "wonder" element was going on, and the market was good. All early accounts say the ore they mined was sent to France for Madame Curie's...
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 9: Underground A.E.C. working unit 8 showing ore face where workman is holding a pick. This unit in...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Grange, Mar; Dexter Mine
There are quite a few vehicles left on the San Rafael Swell as remnants of the Uranium Boom of the 1950s. The rugged terrain and rough roads brought early death to automobiles of that time. Owen McClennahan said in his history of Uranium on the San...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Ore Bin; Grange, Mar; McClenahan, Owen
Mar Grange took this photograph of the old uranium ore bin high up on a rocky slope (the dark spot in the middle of the photograph.) Owen McClenahan recorded that some men came to him with a hot piece of ore, but they couldn't remember where they...
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 7: Collar of Marchbank unit incline shaft, in foreground showing hoist and ore stockpile (black) on...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Dexter Mine; Rowley, Vernell
An old uranim ore bin on Calf Mesa in the San Rafael Swell remains as a remnant to the Uranium Boom of the 1950s. Owen McClennahan said in his history of Uranium on the San Rafael Swell, "In the year 1949. . . a large government program was...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Dexter Mine
Dexter Mine ore bin is seen in the distance (center of photo). An old uranim ore bin on Calf Mesa in the San Rafael Swell remains as a remnant to the Uranium Boom of the 1950s. Owen McClennahan said in his history of Uranium on the San Rafael...
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 10: Underground A.E.C. working unit 8 showing diesel driven shuttle car dumping ore into storage...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Vanadium; Horses; Green River (Utah)
Teams of 6 horses are being used to haul vanadium ore from the Henry Mountains to Green River, Utah in 1915. Vanadium Ore was used in strengthening steel and in the early 1900s it had more commercial use than uranium. Uranium and Vanadium are...
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 11: Showing headframe, hoisthouse, and ore stockpile at A.E.C. working unit 2A.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Balsley, Howard; Gamlick J.W.; Blue Jay Mine
Howard Balsley and his uranium business partner J. W. Gamlick are handling high grade ore from their Blue Jay Mine. The sign reads: Hi Grade Uranium Ore in Quantity from Blue Jay Mine. U.21.35c/o V.16.48.00. q Ton Worth $3,726.17. This Pile Worth...
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 12: Another view of the loader at A.E.C. working unit 2A.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.; Uranium; Marchbank
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 3: Underground view of Marchbank Working Unit showing miner drilling uranium vanadium ore which is...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Wheeler, Marion
Marion Wheeler mined at Temple Mountain in 1955. He is standing at the Calex Hole, which is the shaft drilled vertically to allow the air movement into the mine as well as to take miners into and out of the mine. He wrote, "The shaft went down 80...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Roads; Price, Owen; Grange, Mar
This photograph shows the difficult terrain in which roads had to be built in order for uranium ore to be hauled down the mountain. The road continues on past the top of the picture. Uranium ore was often found high in the cliffs of the San Rafael...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Temple Mountain; Uranium; Vanadium; Swasey, Joe; Swasey, Grant; Wareham, Les; Wyatt, Bryan; Lynn, Charlie
Mining vanadium and uranium at Temple Mountain in early 1915. Charlie Lynn, Bryan Wyatt, Les Wareham, Grant Swasey, Joe Swasey with a pick axe. The rough and primitive life of mining in the early 1900s is evident as these men stand in their mining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 31: One of 15 truck units hauling ore from Temple Mountain.