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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 20-22, 2019 A-11 The Park Record W Green Tips From candles to lightbulbs in the mines Swaner EcoCenter lives up to its name AY WE WERE RECYCLE UTAH The search for ore continuously evolved LARRY WARREN Park City Museum researcher By the time the last Park City mine shut down in 1982, the Park City Mining District produced an estimated 400 million dollars of metals, including silver, lead, and zinc. It took thousands of miners, huge capital investments from millionaires from New York to San Francisco and inventions like carbide lamps and steam powered water pumps to get the ore from the ground. And it all started with the strike of a hammer — likely a four pound hammer called a single jack – held by a prospector who probably owned little more than a shovel, a burro, a pick and that hammer and chisel. While a mine PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM, KENDALL WEBB COLLECTION This photo illustrates early mining technology, showing three miners in a mine tunnel single jacking with hammers, and using candles stuck into the tunnel wall for light. starts with a single hammer blow, it takes millions of dollars of sophisticated machinery, and ever more innovative techniques, to dig the ore and sell it at a profit. The first Park City miners were the prospectors, armed with hammers, picks and shovels. They discovered ore bodies, filed claims, and then sold those claims to bigger players who had access to the capital required to open and develop an industrial scale mine. For example, the four prospectors who discovered the Ontario ore vein sold it to mining mogul William Hearst and his partners for $27,000. From 1872 until it finally closed in 1982, the Ontario produced $50 million in ore and $15 million in dividends to its investors. Those first underground miners worked by candlelight. By 1902, they worked by the light of the newly invented carbide lamp. Batteries later replaced carbide, and some tunnels eventually were lit by electric light bulbs. The first miners removed ore and waste rock in hand carried buckets. Rock haulage evolved to hand pushed ore cars on rails to bigger carts pulled by horses, to electrically powered engines pulling several carts at once. Once outside the mine entrance, ore moved to railheads or processing plants first in saddlebags, then in horse drawn ore wagons, and on to inventions like the Silver King aerial tramway and the 24-inch narrow gauge railway called the Crescent Tram, which was the first such tram in the West. Every innovation required more investment. The early “mom and pop” mines sold to bigger outfits which in turn were Make sure your values are catching on. You want to know that your family feels secure, no matter what the state of the economy is. 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Danninger, currently a project manager for Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper, is a mining history buff who grew up in Colorado mining country and made mining his career. His lecture “Mining Methods of the Park City District” is sponsored by the Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History. It will take place at 5 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center, located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter is a celebrated gem in our community. Their mission is to preserve the land and the human connection to the natural landscape, to educate communities about the value of nature, and nurture both the ecosystem and the people connected to it. Their interactive exhibits, lectures, camps, conservation work and nature tours on their 1,200- acre wetland Preserve reveal their adoration and dedication to our natural world. Unknown to many is their commitment to their 10,000 square foot building, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum level certification, the highest standard set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Some of the ways the EcoCenter’s design embodies our environment in regards to energy, water, air and land is: Air: The EcoCenter contains no formaldehyde or refrigerants and avoids harmful fumes and chemicals to create unparalleled indoor air quality. At Swaner EcoCenter, even the building breathes. Energy: Smart lighting and highly efficient cooling, insulation and glass reduce our energy needs by 54 percent. Solar collec- tion panels on the roof capture the sun’s energy to heat water, provide radiant heat, melt snow and generate electricity on site. Recycled materials: More than 75 percent of the building materials are reclaimed, recycled or rapidly renewable resources. A composting system is set up for food waste from camps, events and the staff kitchen. Water: Low flow and waterless plumbing fixtures, drought-tolerant landscaping and a year-round rooftop water collection and storage system contribute to a 90% water savings. More recently, the EcoCenter is updating all bulbs to the most current LED, moving towards paperless waivers, striving daily to nix junk mail, reducing packaging waste and the staff have increased their use of public transportation and bikes to commute. The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter breathes sustainability. We are grateful for their existence in Summit County and as a model to our residents and businesses within. Visit the EcoCenter to take a self-guided tour to learn more about sustainable design and construction. If your business, any type, is interested in learning about Recycle Utah’s Green Business program, contact 435-649-9698 x13. Boy, 13, falls to death at state park Associated Press IVINS – Authorities say a teenage boy has died after falling inside Snow Canyon State Park in southwestern Utah. 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