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…

Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World Bingham Canyon Mine, The Largest Open-Pit Mines in the World The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Bingham…

Minerals and Mining in Utah Rick Dalrymple gives an eye-opening presentation on the 160 year mining history of Utah and see for yourself some great specimens of the rocks and minerals that forged this history.

Newfoundland Mountains Box Elder County Utah ATV trip to Newfoundland mountains in the fall of 1994. Here are some interesting links for the same area. http://thetrekplanner.com/2013/12/07/newfoundland-mountains-east-mines/ http://thetrekplanner.com/2014/01/18/stone-house-mine/ http://www.expeditionutah.com/2013/01/the-mines-camps-of-the-newfoundland-mountains/

A Salt Mine Right In Our Backyard – Redmond, Utah Brandon tells us about a hidden gem in central Utah, the Redmond Salt Mine. 480 ft deep, this salt mine dates back to the Jurassic period. This mine is unique bc of the blend of 63 trace minerals. Redmond Salt benefits humans, horses, livestock, deer,…

Man Describes Rescue From Abandoned Utah County Mine Shaft It was just an afternoon’s adventure into the picturesque mountains south of Eureka, but it turned into a four-hour ordeal in an abandoned mine shaft that required a technical rescue.

Trucks and the SUFCO Mine Runbys and video footage of loading out truck at the mine. Created with Corel Pinnacle Studio

Mine Exploring – Eureka Utah Watch in HD!! = The Trek Planner had a unique experience of helping a group explore, document and sample a mine in Eureka, Utah. This mine is leased by a man who wanted us to help explore it and take samples for assays. Here is a highlight video of our…

Gold Prospecting Northern Utah 2020 There’s gold in them hills and I plan to find it! Get gold fever and follow along!

Virtual Underground Mine Tour in Silver Reef, Utah This tour of an 1870s-era silver mine, in the historic mining district of Silver Reef near St. George Utah, was mainly created using LIDAR technology. We took the LIDAR imagery and created a virtual walking tour of this mine pointing out things of interest along the way.…