UT Mines

Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah ➤ Safety DISCLAIMER➤Don’t do this. Mines are dangerous. Also, life is dangerous. We passed this lone hiker smoking a cigarette. He made some small talk and then gestured over his shoulder..”you gonna go to the mine”? “what mine?” we said. Told us, “look for the soda can”. We found it…

Discovered Abandoned Mine – Utah ➤ Safety DISCLAIMER➤Don’t do this. Mines are dangerous. Also, life is dangerous. We passed this lone hiker smoking a cigarette. He made some small talk and then gestured over his shoulder..”you gonna go to the mine”? “what mine?” we said. Told us, “look for the soda can”. We found it…

A mine in the Utah west desert

There Are Secret Tunnels Near Ogden Canyon Waterfall An acquaintance told me about some tunnels near the top of the Ogden Canyon Waterfall in Ogden, Utah and I wanted to check them out, so I did. They had dug them as part of the Pineview Water Pipeline Project. They’re kind of creepy, but make for…

Coalbed Utah. UTAH'S FIRST COAL TOWN. History Tour. Pioneer town. 4K (Wales, Utah) Located along highway 117 in Sanpete County, Utah is a small town with a historic past. Originally named Coalbed the town was born in 1854 to mine “the rock that burns”. This would become Utah’s first coal town and coal mines. Please…

These Pools Help Support Half The People On Earth What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color? Join Derek Muller (Veritasium) as he looks into the weird, bizarre, and seemingly inexplicable images found on Google Earth to discover what on Earth they actually…

10 Cheapest Places in UTAH to Buy a Home (Nice Places) 10 Cheapest Places in Utah to Live and Buy a Home (Nice Places) Let’s talk about the beehive state, Utah. In recent years Utah has been climbing up the list of most moved to states. Low crime, good schools, jobs, compared to most of…

Where Can I Find Gold In Utah? (USGS Gold prospecting map Survey) Just where can I find Gold in Utah? (USGS Gold prospecting map Survey). This time we will look at USGS locations where gold can be found in Utah and why geologically it is found there. For more details on getting help finding more…

Juab County, Utah – Spor Mountain Fluorite/Beryllium Mine Reclamation For years, the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining has been spending millions of tax payer dollars to destroy the historic and productive mines of Utah. Many of these mines still hold valuable minerals and are owned by active claimants. The Utah Division of Oil,…

Dangerous McCormick Uranium Mine Recently I went out to Utah looking for some uranium mines. One that I was interested in finding was the McCormick mine. I wasn’t able to find any info on mining data sites but I remember seeing a picture of it and it seems very interesting with its steel bracing. In…