Utah's Iron and Steel Industries

This page was last updated on March 6, 2011.

Iron Ore Mining

Iron Mountain — Information about the history of iron ore mining in Utah, and the railroads that served it.

Palladon's Iron Mountain Project — A description of Palladon Venture's Iron Mountain Project, at their own web site.

Utah Southern Railroad (of 2006) — Information about the new railroad organized to move iron ore from the re-opened mines at Iron Mountain.

Google Map — A map of the Iron Mountain area, showing the former Union Pacific Iron Mountain Branch, now operated by Utah Southern.

Iron and Steel Manufacturing

U. S. Steel Geneva Works — Information and locomotive rosters for U. S. Steel's Geneva Works, later operated by the independent Geneva Steel Corporation.

U. S. Steel - Columbia Steel Ironton Works — Information and locomotive rosters for Columbia Steel's iron works at Ironton.

U. S. Steel Wellington Coal Wash plant — Information and locomotive roster for U. S. Steel's coal washing plant near Wellington, Utah.

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