A crane lifts the Daly West Mine head frame out of a collapsed mine crater in Deer Valley. An upcoming lecture by geologist Brian Buck and Xcavation Company owner Clark Martinez will cover the head frame s collapse in 2015, and its remedial preservation efforts.
Photo by Clark Martinez
The Daly West Mine head frame collapsed on May 13, 2015, and geologist Brian Buck is going to tell people why during a free virtual presentation.
In a discussion titled “When the Daly West Shaft Collapsed,” hosted by the Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History at 5 p.m. on May 5, Buck will recount the collapse, tell why it happened and talk about the remedial activities that occurred immediately afterwards.
The Daly West Mine head frame stands within a fence behind the Montage Deer Valley. Geologist Brian Buck will talk about the significance of the head frame and the overall history of the Daly West Mine, including the 1902 explosion that left more than 34 miners dead, during a virtual History Speaks Lecture on Jan. 6 hosted by the Park City Museum.
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Park City’s Daly West Mine, located near where the Montage Deer Valley now stands in Empire Canyon, was a premium example of lead and silver mining operations during its heyday in the mid- to late-1890s, says geologist Brian Buck.