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RDannemann

November 27, 2015 03:28PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 867

I drove the RR grade a few years ago. The tight curves
and 7.5% grade the Uintah managed or struggled with
are a true statement about trying to make profit.

In later operations the mine used a water slurry pipe to
deliver the Gil to the processing plant at 'Gilsonite, CO'
and modern hydraulic mining replaced picks.

The plant is still there behind a high fence and looks a
little rusty. Still running in 1970 according to H.Bender
in his book and owned by a large oil company at the
end.

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Re: Uintah Photo	Everett Lueck	November 27, 2015 09:49AM
Re: Uintah Photo	J.B.Bane	November 27, 2015 09:58AM
Re: Tight turns....	RDannemann	November 27, 2015 03:28PM
Re: Tight turns....	Bill Pratt	November 27, 2015 07:04PM

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