Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Part I The Ground of Utah Mining
7. 1 Geology and Utah’s Mineral Treasures 1
8. 2 Generating Wealth from the Earth 1847–2000 37
9. 3 General Patrick Edward Connor Father of Utah Mining 58
10. 4 The Stories They Tell 81
11. Part II Some Mineral Industries
12. 5 Saline Minerals 101
13. 6 Coal Industry 126
14. 7 Uranium Boom 142
15. 8 Beryllium Mining 166
16. Part III Major Mining Regions
17. 9 Iron County 197
18. 10 Bingham Canyon 220
19. 11 Silver Reef and Southwestern Utah’s Shifting Frontier 250
20. 12 Alta, the Cottonwoods, and American Fork 272
21. 13 Park City 318
22. 14 Tintic Mining District 342
23. 15 San Francisco Mining District 359
24. 16 Uinta Basin 378
25. Glossary of Geologic and Mining Terms 392
26. Notes 418
27. Resources and Bibliography 456
28. About the Authors 483
29. Index 490