Utah loves to talk about its pioneer roots but one historical factor that gets pushed aside is its mining history.  

The state has been mining "officially" since 1906 when Daniel C. Jackling mined the Brigham Young Copper Mine, the Utah Geological Survey said. It was the largest industrial mining complex by 1912 and still is. It's also the deepest open pit mine in the world.  

Utah produces a lot of metal through mining. The total from the 1860s is thought to be around $215 billion. This makes Utah the third largest metal-producing state, UGS said. 

Here are the metals Utah has produced by order of value: 

  • copper (+$100 billion), 
  • gold, molybdenum, silver, lead, and iron ($5–55 billion), 
  • zinc, uranium, beryllium ($1–5 billion), and 
  • vanadium, manganese, and tungsten ($5–150 million) 

Only show up by Arizona, Utah produces the second most amount of copper in the U.S. 

The state also produces minerals, coal and hydrocarbons. Essentially, Utah is a fantastic place for mining.  

The state produces potash, phosphate and uintaite for its minerals. Near Dead Horse Point is a facility that has clear blue pools that mine potash. Visitors love to take pictures since it looks so out of place in the desert.

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Utah’s main source of electricity comes from the coal mined in the state.  

So, Utah has a rich history (literally) when it comes to mining and there is so much more to the beehive state than just pioneers and LDS stories. It even ranks high in production in the U.S.  

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