Mining on the Swell
Keywords
Uranium mining, Utah
Abstract
Uranium mining in Utah has a long and rich history. The boom in the 1950s sent prospectors across the state in search of their fortune in the form of yellow cake. This film highlights the lives of several miners who roamed the desert landscape of the San Rafael Swell, an area in central Utah, where the sun was always blazing hot and the Geiger counters always clicking.
Original Publication Citation
Searcy, Michael T. (Director/Writer) 2012 Mining on the Swell. Short documentary highlighting the lives of uranium miners in the twentieth century on the San Rafael Swell. Bureau of Land Management and Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. Official Selection – 4th International Uranium Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro (May 2014) Official Selection – AGSCUI Film Festival, University of Idaho, Moscow (May 2013)
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Searcy, Michael T., "Mining on the Swell" (2012). Faculty Publications. 6681.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6681
Document Type
Video
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Bureau of Land Management and Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Anthropology
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