Mines and Mineral Resources
Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:
William Lee Stokes papers
Charles N. Strevell papers
The Charles N. Strevell papers (1894-1943) contain correspondence, family history, essays, speeches, publications, art work, posters, pamphlets, brochures, news clippings, and other related materials. Strevell was one of the organizers of Strevell-Paterson Hardware Company and was the president for many years before his retirement in 1912. He became well known for his essay, "Dinosauropodes,"" which was published several times during the 1930s.
Charles N. Strevell photograph collection
The Charles N . Strevell photograph collection contains images on dinosaurs, Strevell's Museum, and Strevell's book: As I Recall Them.
Bronson Stringham mineralogy report
The Bronson Stringham mineralogy report is on the Hercules Mine in Burke, Idaho. Bronson was the author of works on geology and mining.
Thomas Taylor papers
The Thomas Taylor papers (1883-1900) contains articles of agreement, an autobiographical reminiscences of supervising LDS emigration, and a photocopied obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune. Taylor was an agent for Brigham Young to manage the emigration of LDS from New York to Salt Lake City, and an iron miner in Iron County, Utah.
Chauncey L. Thornburg papers
The Chauncey L. Thornburg papers (1919-1970) concentrate on the work of Thornburg (1899-1986) as a mining geologist in Mexico. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree in geological engineering from the University of Utah. The collection includes correspondence, reports, essays, articles, maps, charts, and photographs, most of which were assembled into bound volumes by Thornburg.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument photograph collection
The Timpanogos Cave National Monument photograph collection contains photographs documenting the history of the monument. Included are images of American Fork and Bingham Canyons in Utah.
United States Fuel Corporation photograph collection
The United States Fuel Corporation photograph collection shows interior of unidentified mines and processes that occur within in order to extract coal deposits. Only identified mine is the King Coal mine.
United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records
The United States Geological Survey coal lands survey records (1905-1908) contain notebooks on coal surveys in Carbon and Emery Counties in Utah. The records also contain a notebook of sites outside Utah. The United States Geological Survey has been used by the Federal Government to inventory the mineral lands of Utah.
Uranium mining oral history project
The uranium mining oral history project (1970-1971) was conducted under the auspices of the American West Center. The focus of the interviews was documentation of the uranium industry in Utah and Colorado. Among those interviewed were miners, residents of towns affected by the uranium boom, employees of Union Carbide and the Vanadium Corporation of America, Native Americans, and lawyers specializing in mining.