Utah Coal, 1948

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Coal Mined During Year 1948

(Taken from Helper Journal, March 3, 1949)

Based on figures compiled from reports issued by federal mine inspectors, 23 mines in Carbon and Emery counties produce approximately 30,126 tons of coal per working day and employ some 4,220 men to do the job.

According to the compiled figures, the Horse canyon mine of the Geneva Steel company has the highest employment and the highest production rate of any of the other 22 mines. The Emery county mine employs some 769 men and produces 5500 tons of coal per working day.

The next highest producer is the Hiawatha Nos. 1 and 2 mines of the United States Fuel company which produce 4,756 tons of coal per day with an average employment of 588 miners.

These figures were taken from the latest federal mine inspector's reports which list the safety measures under the federal mine code complied with by the respective mines, recommendations for further safety measures, and the number of men employed and the daily production tonnage.

The following is an itemized account of the mines, their daily production and men employed:

Sorted By Production

Company Town County Production Employed
Geneva Steel company Horse canyon Emery county 5500 tons per day 769 men employed
United States Fuel company Hiawatha Carbon county 4756 tons per day 588 men employed
Independent Coal and Coke company Kenilworth Carbon county 3800 tons per day 550 men employed
Utah Fuel company Castle Gate Carbon county 2317 tons per day 366 men employed
Kaiser, Incorporated Sunnyside Carbon county 2200 tons per day 250 men employed
Utah Fuel company Sunnyside Carbon county 1824 tons per day 322 men employed
Lion Coal corporation Wattis Carbon county 1800 tons per day 165 men employed
Geneva Steel company Columbia Carbon county 1614 tons per day 309 men employed
Utah Fuel company Clear Creek Carbon county 1100 tons 131 men employed
Spring Canyon Coal company mines Nos. 1 and 4 Carbon county 1050 tons per day 190 men employed
Liberty Fuel company Latuda Carbon county 1000 tons per day 94 men employed
Royal Coal company Royal Carbon county 800 tons per day 148 men employed
Peerless Sales company Peerless Carbon county 550 tons per day 88 men employed
Hi-Heat Coal company Rains Carbon county 500 tons per day 111 men employed
American Fuel company Huntington canyon Emery county 300 tons per day 21 men employed
McGowan Coal company Consumers Carbon county 200 tons per day 14 men employed
Browning mine Emery Emery county 200 tons per day 19 men employed.
Pacific Coal company Maple Creek Carbon county 150 tons per day 24 men employed
Western Coal company Mutual Carbon county 120 tons per day 18 men employed
Vulcan Fuel company Rains Carbon county 100 tons per day 10 men employed
Carbon Coal company Scofield Carbon county 90 tons per day 9 men employed
Hardscrabble Coal company Helper Carbon county 80 tons per day 14 men employed

Sorted By Company

Company Town County Production Employed
American Fuel company Huntington canyon Emery county 300 tons per day 21 men employed
Browning mine Emery Emery county 200 tons per day 19 men employed.
Carbon Coal company Scofield Carbon county 90 tons per day 9 men employed
Geneva Steel company Horse canyon Emery county 5500 tons per day 769 men employed
Geneva Steel company Columbia Carbon county 1614 tons per day 309 men employed
Hardscrabble Coal company Helper Carbon county 80 tons per day 14 men employed
Hi-Heat Coal company Rains Carbon county 500 tons per day 111 men employed
Independent Coal and Coke company Kenilworth Carbon county 3800 tons per day 550 men employed
Kaiser, Incorporated Sunnyside Carbon county 2200 tons per day 250 men employed
Liberty Fuel company Latuda Carbon county 1000 tons per day 94 men employed
Lion Coal corporation Wattis Carbon county 1800 tons per day 165 men employed
McGowan Coal company Consumers Carbon county 200 tons per day 14 men employed
Pacific Coal company Maple Creek Carbon county 150 tons per day 24 men employed
Peerless Sales company Peerless Carbon county 550 tons per day 88 men employed
Royal Coal company Royal Carbon county 800 tons per day 148 men employed
Spring Canyon Coal company mines Nos. 1 and 4 Carbon county 1050 tons per day 190 men employed
United States Fuel company Hiawatha Carbon county 4756 tons per day 588 men employed
Utah Fuel company Castle Gate Carbon county 2317 tons per day 366 men employed
Utah Fuel company Sunnyside Carbon county 1824 tons per day 322 men employed
Utah Fuel company Clear Creek Carbon county 1100 tons 131 men employed
Vulcan Fuel company Rains Carbon county 100 tons per day 10 men employed
Western Coal company Mutual Carbon county 120 tons per day 18 men employed

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