The Tintic Smelter Site, located off
U.S. Route 6
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near
Silver City,
Utah
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, United States, that is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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(NRHP).
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Description
The site is one of few legacies of historic Silver City, a mining boom town in the 1870s.Jesse Knight
Jesse Knight (6 September 1845 — 14 March 1921) was an American mining magnate, one of relatively few Latter-day Saints in 19th century Western America to find major success in the field.
After the death of his father Newel Knight, Jesse's f ...
, was constructed to combat high smelting rates of the 1908 period; and it resulted in lower rates by Salt Lake Valley smelters. The Knight-Dern Mill (Tintic Mill) was built as a joint venture by Jesse Knight
Jesse Knight (6 September 1845 — 14 March 1921) was an American mining magnate, one of relatively few Latter-day Saints in 19th century Western America to find major success in the field.
After the death of his father Newel Knight, Jesse's f ...
and George Dern
George Henry Dern (1872–1936) was an American politician, mining man, and businessman. He co-invented the Holt–Dern ore roasting process and was United States Secretary of War from 1933 to his death in 1936. He also served as the sixth Gov ...
(Utah Governor, 1925-1933, and Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt). The mill utilized the Holt-Dern method of roasting ore in processing and received ores from throughout the western states."[ (Linked text is extract from full documen]
here
Tintic Smelter Site covered at page 2 in appendix: Individual Sites in the Tintic Multi Resource District. With .
The Sunbeam Mine
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and the Silver City Cemetery, both also associated with Silver City, were also listed on the National Register on the same day.[
It was listed on the NRHP March 14, 1979.][
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See also
* Tintic Standard Reduction Mill
The Tintic Standard Reduction Mill—also known as the Tintic Mill or Harold Mill—built in 1920, and only operating from 1921 to 1925, is an abandoned refinery or concentrator located on the west slope of Warm Springs Mountain on the so ...
, in Genola, Utah County
Utah County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah. The county seat and largest city is Provo, which is the state's third-largest city, and the largest outside of Salt Lake County. As of the 2020 United States Census, the ...
, also known as "Tintic Mill"
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References
External links
National Register of Historic Places in Juab County, Utah
Buildings and structures completed in 1908
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