Legends tell us that the Indians and later the Spanish were the first to "mine" the lands of what is now there is a great deal of evidence to support these legends, the first recorded mining was conducted in 1847 by early Mormon pioneers, quarrying stone for buildings, coal for heat, iron for tools, and lead for bullets.
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