UT Mines

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…

Golden Rhoades – The Search for the Lost Utah Gold Treasure “Golden Rhoades” – the Historical Hunt for the Legendary Lost Rhoades Mines. This film superbly documents the epic search and potential discovery of one of the largest hidden treasures in America. A secret cache believed by many to contain a wealth of gold and…

Energy Success Stories New Coal: Innovations for Utah's Energy Future OED’s latest installment, “Energy Success Stories New Coal: Innovations for Utah’s Energy Future,” travels below the earth’s surface to explore the state’s most resilient base-load source of power.  With more than 70 percent of Utah’s power generated from coal, this prized natural resource continues to play a crucial role in fueling…

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,…

Ghost Towns & Mines: St. George Mine, CA 2019 The video features the historic St. George Mine in the Argus Mountains of California, near Panamint Valley. This is the second in a series of videos from my 2019 trip, where I explored old mines, mining camps, ghost towns and other historic sites in Nevada and…

Energy Success Stories New Coal: Innovations for Utah's Energy Future OED’s latest installment, “Energy Success Stories New Coal: Innovations for Utah’s Energy Future,” travels below the earth’s surface to explore the state’s most resilient base-load source of power.  With more than 70 percent of Utah’s power generated from coal, this prized natural resource continues to play a crucial role in fueling…

Rockhounding old Gold and Silver mines near Eureka, Utah, and then we find something BIG! In this adventure we travel to a secret location after several failed attempts at mine tailings near Eureka, Utah. What we find there literally blew me away! I had no idea we could find them that big so close to…

The Lost Rhoades Mine: Experts Reveal Secrets Probably the greatest lost treasure story of all time. The history of the Lost Rhoades Mine is where Mormon history intersects with native american, Spanish Conquistadors and the possibility that large amounts of gold were given to Brigham Young and early Mormon settlers. Previous Story Lost Rhoades Mine…

West Desert Mine Exploring This is a continuation of our previous mine exploring videos we uploaded recently. In this video, we explored a few more mines on this same mountain. Thank you for watching this video on our small adventure YouTube Channel! Here is our full trip report if you want to look at more…

Ogden Utah abandoned Mine We hike up to find and explore an old abandoned mine near out home town but something keeps us from entering……….