Pariette (Culmer) Gilsonite mine
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Utah /
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Old Pariette (Culmer) Gilsonite mine near Myton, Utah. Now closed. In 1949 Reed Smoot McConkie set the world record for ore mined by hand in the Pariette mine. Using his pick and shovel, he mined 175 bags of ore in an 8 hour day, 950 bags in a six day week, 1925 bags in a month and 15,000 bags in one year.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilsonite
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Coordinates: 40°4'54"N 110°2'27"W
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