Box Elder County Minerals
Join Ron Cefalo, Curator of the Natural History Collection, for an overview of Box Elder County’s mining history. That includes more information and history about copper, iron, azurite, and malachite, of course!
In this video, Ron uses minerals in our collection to explain what happened when an earthquake occurred many eons ago.
About exploring old mines, Ron says:
1. Don’t go alone. Tell other people where you and your group plan to explore.
2. Old mines can collapse in an instant. Don’t explore the tunnels.
3. The air quality inside is poor and may be dangerous to breathe.