Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Utah International, Inc.
Interior of plant tunnel at Comstock. After the tunnel was completed, thousands of tons of iron ore was stockpiled inside. Eventually the tunnel structure began to fail requiring additional fabrication.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Utah International, Inc.; Mining machinery
Shows the Comstock mine on the east slope of Iron Mountain. Operated by Utah International, but did contractual work for Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
Iron mines and mining--Iron County (Utah); Utah International, Inc.; Mining machinery
Black deposit shown is iron ore (Fe 304 monsonite), as is the back wall. Truck pictured is a 40-ton unit loaded with waste matter that surrounds the ore deposit.