Mines and Mineral Resources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Carbon County oral history project
The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consist of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993. Click here to view the digitized oral history transcripts.
Coal index card bibliography collection
The coal index (1860-1946) is an extensive bibliography on eastern Utah's coal industry. It consists of 21,000 index cards arranged in chronological order and subject files. It serves as a guide to articles, books, and correspondence related to the history of Utah's coal industry.
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.
Utah coal mining history records
The Utah Coal Mining History records (1870-1996) consist of correspondence, research materials, newspaper clippings, congressional documents, maps, and essays relating to the Utah coal mining industry. These materials pertain to minority miners, mining hazards, mining labor history, and various social and economic issues.