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Energy Days 4th of July Carbon County Events Center Activities sponsored by SEUEPA *** FREE to the Public *** FREE food served to the first 1,000 people 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm 7:30 pm
Free Hotdog Dinner Laser tag, Dunk Tank, Mechanical Bull & Bouncers Begin Pie Eating Contest : 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50 Kids Activities (face painting, cupcake decorating contest, Little Hands on the Farm I, root beer chugging contest) Coal Shoveling Contest: 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $100 Free Cold Stone Ice Cream (Served to first 1,000 people) “No Limits Concert”
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Energy Days
Celebrating America’s Birthday Celebrating the Castle Valley economy In 2012, the Sun Advocate asked several local company owners to write down their own thoughts concerning the Castle Valley’s energy industry. With some of these local business innovators we wrote stories about their company’s place in this area’s way of life. With others, we asked that they write their own letters detailing what fossil fuel power production means to their company as well as every local citizens. As the Southeastern Utah Energy Producer’s Association and many community partners celebrate America’s birthday with the Castle Valley we would like to present some thoughts from those who have pioneered and maintained the heart of our economy.
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IS A MEMBER OF The following is a letter written by Tram President and Owner Dave Zaccaria at the request of the Sun Advocate. Fellow residents, Tram Electric provides several important services that we believe are vital to the energy industry. For example, if a customer’s production has stopped because of a failed motor, Tram has a service exchange program which means we will deliver a motor to them anytime they call 24/7/365. We charge for the repair of the failed core that we pick up from them. This service helps us and it helps our customer move forward with production as quickly as possible. Another vital service is our attention to detail and quality of repairs. Many repairs require special specifications such as passing permissibility checks in order to be safe inside of a mining environment. We understand the monumental responsibility we have to ensure that our motors are repaired correctly and safely to ensure
By C.J. McMANUS Sun Advocate reporter
In 1972, Ellis Pierce acquired what would become Pierce Oil from Andy Anderson right here in Carbon County. Since that time, the family enterprise that is Pierce Oil and its sibling companies, have exploded into a global material supplier, serving more than 10 countries and a good portion of the United States. While the company’s growth and innovation have made Pierce Oil and Golden West an industry leader, it is the Pierce family’s dedication to the Castle Valley that has allowed them to achieve the rare status of a simultaneous global and local leader. To look upon the offices at Pierce Oil, a person would be hard pressed to suspect that Ellis’ daughter, and current Pierce Oil President Kris Mele, runs the accounting for three very large companies from behind one humble desk. However, that humility as well as a knack for attention to detail and quality control seem
that not one person in the mining industry is put at risk. Tram Electric also has teamed up with the Green Motors Practices Group which allows us to offer incentives of $2 per horsepower rebate on any motor that qualifies and is rewound to certain specifications which improves motor reliability, saves on power usage and efficiency and ultimately, saves our customers money. At Tram, we believe it is important to mentor and educate the younger generations by providing jobs that require specific skills such as those
to be at the heart of what has made Pierce’s companies so successful. “You know they started out with local freeze conditioning and dust control at Golden West in 1991. It really started very small but the company flourished almost immediately,” explained Mele, from Pierce Oil’s headquarters in Price earlier this week. “The global sales, however, which have really made Golden grow, are due to the work of my father and brother Jason and their ability to make and maintain relationships.” According to Pierce, Golden West’s global beginnings can be traced to Nevada were the company was servicing Barrick, Newmont and Kinross Gold. “We were servicing the Round Mountain Mine in Nevada for dust control and some of the guys transferred from Round Mountain to the Maricunga Mine in Chile,” explained Pierce. “They had a terrible dust problem there with their ore crusher and
acquired by our technicians, winders, electricians, machinists and welders. We understand that skilled workers are becoming rare and we are employing people who are learning these skills in the real world setting at Tram. Every generation should understand the importance of their contribution to their community and how that contribution moves our economy along. Helping them to understand that their contribution must be of excellent quality and concern for their community is key to our prosperity. We take pride in contribut-
they didn’t know what to do. They asked they guys that had transferred down there from Nevada what they should do. How can we solve this dust problem? These gentlemen provided my business card and that is how we got into Chile. And now we are very well established in most of the country.” Golden West continues to grow there as just last week the company arranged to continue testing their products at the largest open pit mine in the world, owned by Broken Hill Properties of Australia. They already service the largest underground copper mine in the world, which also happens to reside in Chile. “My brother Jason who is the Global Marketing and Project Director for Golden West as well as two full time sales associates from Chile make up our sales workforce in that county alone,” said Mele. “And this all comes from a small company started in Price, Utah, it really pretty amazing.” Golden West products are
ing to the health and well-being of our environment. Our sustainability Plan includes very specific guidelines for disposing of hazardous waste, copper and metal recycling, paper and plastic recycling and again, our green motors rewind program which recycles 98.5 percent of motor materials. At Tram, we feel an obligation to be a good corporate citizen, active in local community projects, improving the quality of life and the economic climate in the area. We are committed to growing our business, but making sure we do so in a sustainable way, addressing our environmental impact and reducing our carbon emissions. We encourage our employees to continue these practices within their everyday lives and to notice and make suggestions that may further improve our sustainability efforts and maintain a clean environment. Tram Electric also contrib-
essentially comprised of freeze conditioning and dust suppression material sold in bulk all over the world. The freeze conditioner, is used by companies to keep various materials from freezing. “When the coal ships from our western states to the east in the winter it goes out in 100 ton cars, if you don’t treat that coal, it will freeze in the car so when you get back east you have a 100 ton cube of ice. Now you can take the train south or jackhammer out the ice but nobody wants to do this. We have a side release agent that will let the product slip free,” explained Pierce. While the conditioner keep the coal from freezing, it also has no measurable effect on the coal’s British Thermal Unit and causes no additional emissions during burning. The dust suppressant is used for both mining and transportation dust issues in any one of dozens of applications. Golden West currently services Chile, Honduras, Mexico, West Africa, South America, Germany, China and Brazil. In the United States, their products are utilized in Alaska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, California, New York and Texas. While the amount of product supplied by Golden West is impressive, one of the company’s most amazing numbers is small at 20, as in the corporation’s number of full time employees. “We are able to accomplish quite a lot of work with a small amount of people,” said Mele.
utes to the health and wellbeing of employees and our community. We are pleased to take part in donating to worthy causes and helping people reach their goals. Each of our employees focus on our customers needs. We recognize that our customer is King and we make every effort to ensure that our customer’s needs are met. By following our Customer requirements carefully and maintaining our quality assurance program, Tram employees produce a reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible product. We are proud to be able to include these important values in each repair while maintaining our partnership with each of our customers by providing the product that they require at the same time. Our prosperity has relied to a great extent on the energy industries. Tram Electric is proud to employ over 100 members of our community and make good use of the skills they bring to Tram and teach and train them on new skills that they require for their own prosperity. Tram Electric
encourages all employees to learn and grow whether it is gained from formal schooling, receiving an education from a Tram mentor or quality experience training on the job ensuring their own and their family’s future and economic prosperity. We take pride in the value of each of our employees working efficiently together as a team. We all win when we work together as a team toward a goal of prosperity for ourselves and our customers. We must all be concerned for the future of our environment if we are to continue the quality of life that we have enjoyed until now. Tram Electric is also making an effort to be a good example to the younger generation by following our sustainability plan and helping to preserve our environment contributing to our quality of life. We can all do our part, large or small, to care about our community and our world.
“Our employees are great at wearing many hats and that has worked out very well for us.” To demonstrate this, the company’s local blend plant, which is currently being doubled in size, is ran by one individual. Terry Johnson is the blend plant’s manager and sole employee. If fact locally, Pierce Oil and Golden West are largely ran by Mele, Pierce, Garry Lee, Johnson, Jose Lucero, James Kulow and Paul Richens. Golden West’s new addition is being erected in much the same manner in which Pierce has grown his company, quietly
Pierce Oil Company and Golden West have deemed it in there best interest to have an outside carrier, Energy Enterprises, handle their freight responsibilities. Pierce’s daughter Kim Martino heads up the trucking aspect at Energy bringing the family ties at Pierce Oil full circle. “As far as trucking goes, our coordinator Kevin Cotner handles all of the local and long haul issues, without him we would be lost,” said Mele. With these comments, it is easy to see just how important and vital skilled employees are to the local corporation. While Golden West does make a global impact with a very small number of people, make no mistake, the Pierce family makes a large contribution to Carbon County’s economy. Even aside from the property and sales tax they pay into the area, the group’s total local employment does reach over 40 individuals. Pierce Oil now sells over 20 million gallons of product to mining, construction, agriculture and retail facilities. They supply every coal mine in Carbon, Emery and Sevier County, working with local mines since 1972 and showing their commitment to the Castle Valley. “All of Pierce’s companies are know for quality products and service and I believe that is what has allowed us to keep a good name locally while growing all around the world,” concluded Mele. “At its heart, this will always be a local company.”
and efficiently. In the last week a crew took the 6,000 square foot edition from a concrete slab to a fully fabricated metal building ready for drywall. “We feel the new addition will be mostly for storage but it could bring on a few more employees and that is something we are proud of, we like to be an active part of the Castle Valley’s economic development,” said Mele. “It is amazing, when I was a kid this place was my mom and dad, three employees total. Now Pierce Oil has grown into Golden West and Petroleum Maintenance Services and Swift Stop and Shop. It makes me very proud.”
Sincerely, David L. Zaccaria President and Owner Tram Electric, Inc.
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MORGANTOWN MACHINE & HYDRAULICS, INC. Morgantown, UT By: Rachel Pappas on behalf of Morgantown Machine & Hydraulics of Utah, Inc. As coal mining continues to play a vital role in Carbon and Emery Counties economic and social development, we at Morgantown Machine & Hydraulics of Utah are very proud to supply the mining industry with quality equipment at affordable pricing so they can continue to be a global source of energy as well as a leading contributor to our local economy. As most of our staff would agree, the mining industry and rebuild facilities such as ourselves have provided us our livelihood for as long as we can remember. Our skills and trades have been passed down from generation to generation as an honorable way to earn a living. We continue these traditions today, and hope to continue for many years to come. Education regarding the mining industry as well as special trades is of paramount importance to us as a company and members of our community. There are so many advantages to coal energy that are all too often inconspicuous in the eyes of the general public and especially to our younger generation entering into the workforce. All too often what is publicized is negative information in relation to tragedy, pollution and health hazards. We read and watch so much negative that we fail to remember that more than
half of the nation’s energy comes from coal. Recent statistics show that 13.5% of all jobs in Carbon County are held by men
and women in the mining and mine support industries. Nearly one-third of Carbon County’s total wages earned come from the mining and
mine support industries. Our community depends on our industry and we are very excited to be a leading supplier for our custom-
ers and a contributor to the economical development of our great county. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our ven-
Industrial Electric Motor Service, Inc.
Local senator’s “shop” turns into big revenue for Castle Valley
When David Hinkins looks back, he is amazed by the number of people he worked with at Harmond Electric in the early 1970’s who have gone on to be successful in the energy business. People like John Houston (Intermountain Electronics), Dave Zaccaria (Tram), Art Bruno (Bodec) and other names came out of his mouth as he talked about it. But he actually forgot to mention himself. Starting out as a 22 year old opening a small motor rewind shop on Orangeville’s Main Street in 1976. He smiles when he talks about that old shop. “It was a good place to start, but I don’t think the neighbors there enjoyed the noise we made grinding and welding much,” he said. By 1978 they had grown enough that they moved to southwest Orangeville, the location where they are in business today. Growing from three employees who worked largely with local mines Industrial Electric Motor Service now employs 35 people and works with industry in many
of the surrounding states. “We work with about 30 mines in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah,” said Hinkins as he walked through the main shop floor at Industrial Electric Motor Service. “We will celebrate our 36th year in May.” With him in the business are his two brothers Ross and Todd. David is the president of the company, Ross is the vice-president and Todd is the secretary now. In the beginning though, when Hinkins first opened his shop Ross was only 20 and Todd was 18, just out of high school. At that time they were the employees and did everything. Today they have specialists in each of their departments. The company provides and repairs motors and pumps for mines, does control repair and custom controls and works with and provides some communication systems for mines. The company handles such lines as Flygt, Appalacian, Ocenco, Line Power, Baldor and Stancor. Hinkins has other interests too. He has a ranch, works with cattle and has race horses. And of course he is a the state senator from District 27 which
encompasses much of eastern Utah. The shop the company has is sprawling, and walking from department to department one can see that the employees take pride in what they are doing. “We want to be sure what we send customers will work right for the application they need,” stated Hinkins as he stood by a Dynometer. “We rebuild motors so that they provide the power needed and make sure the paperwork on the tests we do on them go to the customer. Without the testing you can never be certain that even if a motor is rebuilt it will provide the power that is needed in a mine. It can be quite a deal if someone goes to all the trouble to install a motor in a mine and then find out it isn’t capable of what they need.” Hinkins says they used to run two shifts in the plant, but now they have cut back to one because business “has slowed down a bit.” Still they maintain a replacement service at a 24 hour a day pace if a mine needs something. “These pumps are here ready to go if a mine has one fail or needs one,” he said pointing to a group of over two dozen pumps in the shop. “If they have something fail we will take one of these out at any time and install it so the failed unit can be repaired.” Hinkins and his brothers come from a coal mining family, but also had a lot of agriculture in their blood as well. He credits his family and upbringing for a strong work ethic and willingness to try and succeed for he and his brothers success. Education also helped. “I went to Utah Valley Technical College and actually roomed with John Houston while I was in Provo,” he
said. “That education was valuable.” At times his propensity as a state senator to use down home examples and to honestly relate comments to what he sees going on has gotten him in some trouble with the upstate media and his critics. “I know I am not the most educated guy on the hill but I do know that I have been successful in running a business and doing many of the other things I have done,” he said. “So you just have to develop a bit of a thick skin. I am now chair of the natural resources committee and that is exactly where I want to be.” While not everyone can agree with all of anyone else’s politics, it’s hard to argue with success. And that is what the Hinkins’ brothers have achieved over the years.
dors, customers and most importantly to our team of 52 employees who are the heartbeat of Morgantown Machine & Hydraulics of Utah, Inc.
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When discussing energy and its production, most do not immediately think of a car dealership. However, the Price Auto Group’s unique blend of customer service, knowledgeable staff and top line products make them a perfect fit for the hard working population of the Castle Valley. “We provide the best price on quality products which transport the heart of Castle Valley’s energy industry, it’s people,” said Danny Mower, Sales Manager at the Price Auto Group.” In addition to servicing the energy industry’s workforce with their personal vehicle’s, the PAG also provides fleet management and service for many local companies. “When it comes to fleet management, our service department really shines. Good turnaround and quality work are vital when dealing with a company that needs trustworthy transportation to make their operation run,” continued Mower. “We pride ourselves on constant attention to good quality given in a timely manner.” Eastern Utah has always rode the economic roller coaster which is part of living
in energy country. Due to the boom and bust cycle, Mower discussed the importance of teaching today’s generation about the changes which could be coming down the line concerning fossil fuels.
“The younger generation must be educated because the energy industry amounts to their future,” Mower said. “In Eastern Utah we depend on where the energy industry goes. We may have to work
to overcome some changes in the coming years and making sure that the younger generation understands that is going to be important for the whole community.” According to Mower, that
understanding is vital because in any line of work and with any product, good people are the most important part of the equation. “Just as in the energy industry, the biggest asset we
have here at the Price Auto Group are our people, concluded Mower. “You can buy a car anywhere, it’s our people that create that lifetime relationship which keeps our community coming back
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“24 hours a day, 7 days a week”
For more than 20 years, Scamp Excavation has been honing their skills and developing a tough, rugged and lean way of getting the most difficult of jobs done. When the Sun Advocate sat down with company owner Shane Campbell, he detailed the differences which have made Scamp the first call when tough reclamation or excavation is needed. Campbell began by speaking to his firm’s reputation for getting the job done is some of the more difficult locations the Castle Valley can throw at an operation. “We take on a lot of the rougher, heavier jobs,” said Campbell. “We specialize in the heavy rock excavations and reclamations. Also we offer a wide range of services. We run rock trucks with small portable crusher systems on certain jobs and that type of operation has been very successful with the energy industry.” According to Campbell, Scamp is currently meeting with a group out of the Uintah Basin based on some work they had done in the Castle Valley. The outfit’s ability to be compact and diverse has made them highly desirable in an industry which requires highly specialized contractors. “We are proud to have the capacity to run very specialized and heavy equipment for a small company,” continued Campbell.
Looking to the area’s future, the local owner was optimistic about the potential for continued jobs focused on the energy sector. “Fossil fuels drive our economy and coal as well as gas can be geared up and down as the demand is there,” con-
cluded the local owner. “That type of fluctuation makes it mandatory to plan well with your resources. We are fighting an uphill battle with the politics of this industry and that won’t change any time soon. But we seem to be making it work.”
The Association is made up of a conglomeration of coal, gas, oil and utility companies, as well as energy-related supply companies and other private businesses. Our board of directors is comprised of key leaders from each field of the energy industry. It is not only our mission to promote economic development and create jobs in Southeastern Utah through energy production, but also to enhance education about the energy industries and to promote sound environmental stewardship. In coming years, the Association hopes to play a key role in the economic development of the rural counties, the State of Utah, and the Nation as the natural resources in the area are responsibly utilized. Southeastern Utah Energy Producers Association publishes quarterly newsletters, has hosted the Energy Dayz Symposium, Energy Dayz/4th of July Event, and holds an annual Southeastern Utah Energy banquet. Past banquet keynote speakers have been Utah Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Lieutenant-Governor Gary Herbert, and CEO of Consol Energy J. Brett Harvey. As a Board we ask that you join with us in our association Southeastern Utah Energy Producers. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or any of the board members listed in the enclosures. Please contact our office located at 159 N 100 E in Price, or visit our website www.seuepa.org Rick Olsen, President Southeastern Utah Energy Producers Association
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Energy Efficiency Contest Price city is once again holding a contest for all Price City electric utility customers. All Price City electric customers who interact with their account on-line at least one time per month will be automatically entered in a contest to win a high efficiency washer and dryer set. Customers may also enter by providing a copy of their monthly electric bill indicating that they have used less electric energy than average when their bill is paid on or before its due date. Customers may enter the contest one time per month each way for a total of two entries per month. The prize will be given away just before Christmas 2012.
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Enter by Visiting www.pricecityutah.com, Click on the Utility Office Button, Click on Energy Conservation and Interact With the Online Energy Analysis by Completing an Energy Audit or Tracking Your Personal Energy Use. By Logging On You Will Be Automatically Entered 1 Time Per Month Based on Your Visit and Interaction With the Web Site- It’s That Simple! Enter by Simply Bringing or Sending Your Current Price City Utility Bill to Price City Hall at 185 East Main Street Each Month Your Energy Usage Reported on the Graph on Your Bill is Lower than the Average. You Can Enter Each Month You Qualify and Pay Your Bill On Or Before the Due Date.
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Landon’s Diesel Service has been helping the citizens and businesses of the Southeastern Utah area for over 9 years. They opened for business in March 2003 and have been steadily growing ever since. The business is locally owned by Landon and Heather Jacobson from Cleveland, UT. Landon’s Diesel Service is a huge asset to our local energy industry. Although Landon’s specializes and provides services to anything diesel related they deal primarily with semis. Their main customers are related to the energy industry. They provide services to the local coal haulers, power plants, coal mines and oil and gas fields. They have the latest technology, equipment and Cat and Cummins certified mechanics that have the ability to provide a quick turnaround on any repair from engine overhaul to preventative maintenance. There fast turnaround time gets your truck or equipment back to work producing revenue. Without their services, businesses would have to ship out of town incurring high freight costs and longer downtime. Their convenient services include two 24/7 roadside service trucks, towing, and wreck recovery. Recently they also added an alignment rack capable of aligning anything from full size pickups to semi trucks. Small businesses like Landon’s rely especially on the energy industry in our area. In order to keep our communities growing it is imperative that we educate our youth on the importance of the energy industry in our area. Producing power starts with mining coal then trucking the coal to the power plants-there converting coal to electricity. Sounds simple, but is very specialized, requiring a variety of educated personnel.
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The early development of coal in Castle Country In equating coal development with the history of Utah, the state energy and resources planning office has chronicled the mining industry in Castle Valley. The energy and resources agency has charted not only the successes of the local coal mining industry, but the tragedies that have plagued Carbon and Emery counties. 1874-1878 In late 1874 or early 1875, coal was discovered around Scofield in the Wasatch Plateau field. In the ensuing years, numerous mines opened up and Pleasant Valley Coal was incorporated. Pleasant Valley Railroad Company started to build a line to Springville in 1877. Rio Grand Western purchased the mine and railroad in 1882. When Winter Quarters closed in mid-1940, it had completed more than 65 years of successful operation. Utah Central Coal Company was started in 1876. On Jan. 1, 1884, the first Utah coal fatality in state occurred in the mine. In 1890, Union Pacific purchased the property and sold it to Scofield Coal Company in 1917. The mine did not produce after 1936. 1879-1899 The pre-eminence of Carbon County’s coal production was inextricably tied to the competitive forces in
determined that the coal was more suitable for coking than Castle Gates’ resource. For five years, coal was hauled to Castle Gate for coking. But after 1903, Pleasant Valley started building coking ovens at Sunnyside. 1900-1921 On May 1, 1900, an explosion occurred in the number 4 mine at Winter Quarters, killing 200 miners. The same year, Utah coal production surpassed the one million ton mark. More than 900,000 tons were produced by Utah Fuel Company. The mine closed in mid-1940. During the expansion of D&RGW through Carbon County, a coal seam deemed adequate for steam locomotives was discovered north of Helper. D&RGW built a mine at Castle Gate and the first underground workers were brought in from Winter Quarters. On March 8, 1924, a gas explosion at Castle Gate mine killed 172 miners. By 1919, Sunnyside coke plant was the largest single beehive in operation in the country. Sunnyside mine started to produce coal before 1898 and celebrated its centennial prior to closing in 1994. Pleasant Valley company found coal in a little logging camp six miles south of Scofield just before the turn of the century. Production reached its peak in the
Trucks line up at Arronco Coal to load the black fuel for various uses including for heating homes.
quarter of a million tons per year. Independent Coal and UP Pleasant Valley mine at Scofield also produced about one-quarter of a million tons. Spring Canyon Coal Company, located west of Helper in Sowbelly Gulch, had its beginning in 1895. Shortly after World War II, Spring
A locomotive fights through the snow from an avalanche at the Little Standard Mine. Snow in the winter made mining more work than it already was.
transportation. Denver & Rio Grande Western became a major force in the livelihood of residents. Utah Fuel, a subsidiary of D&RGW, acquired Winter Quarters in 1882, Castle Gate in 1888 and Sunnyside properties in 1890. Pleasant Valley company acquired Castle Gate in 1882 and started producing coal in 1888. In 1890, the company erected 80 eight-foot coking ovens; by 1900, an additional 124 ovens had been built. Pleasant Valley acquired the Sunnyside mines in 1890. After the mines became operational in 1898, it was
second decade of the century. Clear Creek reached a maximum population of 600 before declining. The coal became too deep to mine economically by the late 1800s and most of the workers moved. In 1904, there were 155 active producers and the industry required more miners. Most of Utah’s coal was produced by six local operations. In 1906, Independent Coal and Coke Company (IC&C) was formed and Kenilworth was built high on the hill. Utah Fuel’s Sunnyside, Clear Creek, Winter Quarters and Castle Gate mines produced more than one-
Canyon had a population of 1,000. However, by 1970, the mine closed and the town was abandoned. By 1975, Spring Canyon all but disappeared. Panther Coal Company gave its name to a small town that was settled in 1911 roughly two miles northeast of Helper. The name was later changed to Carbon. Just before the start of World War I, production of coal started. During the same year, United States Fuel purchased the company and renamed the town Heiner. Before the Great Depression, the company town population grew to 600. The town was abandoned in the 1930s.
In 1912, U.S. Fuel purchased the last companybuilt mining towns, including Hiawatha, Morhland and Black Hawk. Utah Railway, another subsidiary of Sharon Steel, was organized to connect the mines to Helper. 1922-1940 Coal production peaked at slightly more than five million tons in 1929, pulling back to an average of 3.3 million through the next decade. The opening of Columbia Steel’s Ironton plant near Provo provided a boost to an otherwise contracting industry. Columbia Steel used the Book Cliffs coal to make coke. Mechanization changed the labor intensive industry. Coal producers streamlined operations to become competitive in a declining market. By 1940, Consolidated Coal and Silver Engineering entered into a contract to design equipment to replace machines used to undercut, drill, blast and load coal. The experimental machine was completed in 1943 and the first continuous miner entered commercial operation in 1946. During 1947, Joy Manufacturing bought the invention. Kaiser Coal purchased the first two continuous miners in Utah in 1951 for its Sunnyside operation. Kaiser also purchased one of the first two longwall machines used in the country in 1961. In the mid-1920s, coal’s use as a residential heating source was beginning to be replaced first by fuel oil and later in the 1930s by natural gas. The Great Depression resulted in a slowing down of the consumption of coal.
Scofield around the turn of the 19th century. This as one of the first places coal was discovered in eastern Utah.
Times have really changed. In the old days of coal mining, horses were used in mines as power to move coal.
But it also helped the consumption of coal by making the change over cost to other energy sources less affordable. Coal-fired steam locomotives were replaced with diesel engines. Consumers used less coal for transportation and freight. Industrial energy users turned away from coal and more mines closed than opened. But there were mines being opened. In 1920, Amalgamated incorporated a subsidiary by the name of Blue Seal Coal Company. The mine, located about a mile north of Scofield, was opened in spring 1921 and worked intermittently through the mid-1940s. Gordon Creek and National coal companies started mining operations in the upper Gordon Creek area in 1921. The mines operated through the 1930s and reopened during World War II. Mutual Coal Company, located at the west end of Spring Canyon, was incorporated and started working in 1920. The mine operated for about 18 years until it closed in 1938. During 1922, Columbia
Steel opened a mine in the eastern Book Cliffs to provide coking coal for its Ironton plant. The mine operated until 1967. In 1926, Mike Francis incorporated Maple Creek mine southeast of Standardville and started the construction of the tipple and the excavation of the tunnel. The mine operated from 1928 until 1937, despite a fire in 1931. 1941-1957 The coal industry that had fallen prey to the Great Depression was saved by the steel industry and increased production needs created by World War II. In addition to the Columbia Ironton plant, which produced about one million ton of coking coal per year, Kaiser developed the Sunnyside mine to supply its Fontana steel plant in California. From the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s, there were two forces working in opposite directions that affected coal production. The steel industry was going full force, consuming 2.5 million tons per year or more than 40 percent of total production. From 1950 to 1957, three Utah Power & Light electric generation plants came on line, including Carbon one and two in 1954. The units used about 1.25 million tons or more than 20 percent of the annual production. A lucrative sector of the coal industry all but vanished within a relatively short span when the majority of consumers changed to other residential heating fuels. In the transportation sector, the increase in the number of locomotives temporarily halted due to participation in World War II resumed again, but the fuel of choice was no longer coal. In the years since the late 1950’s the coal industry has changed immensely. Long wall technology, new ways of refining and using coal, particularly for power generation and transportation have greatly transformed what used to be a labor intensive endeavor into an automated and much safer industry.
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