Star Point Mine
STAR POINT MINE - Active Operation, Permit ACT/007/006
The Star Point Mines are located on Gentry Mountain approximately 23 miles southwest of Price, Utah on the east side of the Wasatch Plateau Coal Field.
Mining operations began in 1916 when the Wattis Brothers and Mr. Browning bought 160 acres from the United States and developed the property for coal production. Coal was shipped in the autumn of 1917 to the town of Wattis when the railroad was completed. The Lion Coal Company bought the coal interest in 1919. In 1967, Plateau Limited opened a new mine in the Hiawatha Seam. In 1971, United Nuclear purchased the mine and in July 1980, Plateau Mining Company bought the properties. The current permittee is Cyprus Plateau Mining Corporation which is part of Cyprus Amax.
Historically, the Star Point #2 Mine developed coal resources in the Hiawatha, Third, and Wattis seams by the room and pillar, and longwall mining methods with an annual production of 1 to 3 million tons.
