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Plazak is a geologist and engineer, with interest in oil and mining, especially oil and mining history.
Wikipedian since February 2007.
110 articles started
Aggregate industry in the United States
Alexander McKenzie (American politician)
Aluminium industry in the United States
Antrim Shale
Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town)
Argo Tunnel
Baby Doe Tabor
Bauxite mining in the United States
Brine mining
Bromine production in the United States
Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado
Butte, Montana labor riots of 1914
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Cement industry in the United States
Century Aluminum
Cliff mine
Climax mine
Coal mining in Poland
Coalbed methane in the United States
Colfax, Colorado
Colorado state capital referendum, 1881
Concho Resources
Copala, Sinaloa
Copper mining in Arizona
Copper mining in Michigan
Copper mining in the United States
Copper Range Company
Dakan, Colorado
Diamond mining in India
Dyersville, Colorado
Francisco de Ibarra
Gold mining in Colorado
Gold mining in Nevada
Gold mining in the United States
Goldfield, Nevada labor troubles of 1906-1907
Helium production in the United States
Henderson molybdenum mine
History of the iron and steel industry in the United States
History of the oil shale industry in the United States
History of the petroleum industry in the United States
Idaho Springs miners' strike of 1903
IGas Energy
Illinois Basin
Iron and steel industry in the United States
Iron mining in the United States
John Fielder
Lake Valley, New Mexico
La Paz, Arizona
Leadville mining district
Lost mines
Martin Lockley
Michel T. Halbouty
Molybdenum mining in the United States
Molycorp Inc.
Montana Resources LLP
Mountain Pass rare earth mine
Natural gas in the United States
Nevadaville, Colorado
New Albany Shale
New Cornelia mine
Nonesuch Shale
Offshore oil and gas in California
Offshore oil and gas in the United States
Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico
Offshore drilling on the US Atlantic coast
Oro City, Colorado
Pan amalgamation
Parfet Prehistoric Preserve
Pauline Weaver
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Petroleum refining in the United States
Phosphate mining in the United States
Picacho, California
Purgatoire River track site
Raton Basin
Recreational gold mining
Robert C. White (police chief)
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
Rosita, Colorado
Russell Gulch, Colorado
Saints John, Colorado
Shale gas , my
most-viewed article . When I started the article in 2007, shale gas was rated as a "Low Importance" topic.
Shale gas in Canada
Shale gas in the United Kingdom
Shale gas in the United States
Siempre tuya
Silver mining in Arizona
Silver mining in Colorado
Silver mining in Nevada
Silver mining in the United States
Smoky Hill City, Kansas
Sodium adsorption ratio
Spenazuma, Arizona
Sulfur production in the United States
Tarryall, Colorado (ghost town)
Thomas Dibblee
Thomas Noel (historian)
Thomas W. Lawson (businessman)
Tiger, Arizona
Tincup, Colorado
Uranium mining in Arizona
Uranium mining in Colorado
Uranium mining in New Mexico
Uranium mining in the United States
Uranium mining in Utah
Uranium mining in Wyoming
Wattenberg Gas Field
Weaver, Arizona
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Zinc mining in the United States
114 original images contributed
Pictures from Alberta, Arizona, Brazil, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wales, and Washington.
File:158-Main-St-TustinCA.jpg : Artz Building, in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California
File:228-Main-St-TustinCA.jpg : Sherman Stevens House, in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California
File:7WondersMuseumWA.jpg : Sign at the
7 Wonders Museum .
File:Argo-Tunnel-2009.jpg : The
Argo Tunnel in Idaho Springs, Colorado
File:Argo-Treatment-Plant.jpg : Water treatment plant for drainage from the
Argo Tunnel
File:Baker-tank.jpg : Bakers tank, of the
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad , along the
Boreas Pass road.
File:Bassick-Mine.jpg : Bassick silver mine, in article on
Querida, Colorado .
File:BellaHotel-LakeValleyNM.jpg : Former Bella Hotel in
Lake Valley, New Mexico .
File:BeowaweGeothermalNV.jpg : Geothermal power plant at
Beowawe, Nevada .
File:BigfootStatue-SilverLakeWA.jpg : Bigfoot statue, in
Bigfoot in popular culture .
File:BoschBrewery.jpg :
Bosch Brewing Company , Houghton, Michigan.
File:Buckskin-JoeCO.jpg : western theme park and movie set of
Buckskin Joe
File:BullardHotel-Silver CityNM.jpg : Bullard Hotel, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, New Mexico
File:BurleighCoCourthouseND.jpg : Burleigh County Courthouse, in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleigh County, North Dakota
File:CaribouCO-2005.jpg : Ghost town of
Caribou, Colorado
File:Cemetery-SilverCliffCO.jpg :
Silver Cliff Cemetery
File:CFI-PuebloCO.jpg :
Colorado Fuel and Iron steel mill
File:CometMT.jpg :
Comet, Montana
File:Copper Range.jpg : boxcars of the
Copper Range Railroad
File:Cripple Creek and Victor Mine - Victor Colorado.JPG :
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine , in
Gold mining in Colorado .
File:CrownHillParkCO.jpg : Crown Hill Burial Park, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:CuartelejoKS.jpg :
El Quartelejo Pueblo ruins, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas , and the
List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas .
File:DeathValleyRREngine.jpg : Locomotive of the
Death Valley Railroad .
File:Dyerville1.jpg : remains of an old cabin at
Dyersville, Colorado
File:DrakeMemorial-TitusvillePA.jpg : grave and memorial to
Edwin Drake .
File:DCSubwayConstruction.jpg : Construction of the
DC Metro in 1989
File:DSPR engine Fairplay CO.jpg : in articles
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad and
South Park City .
File:EagleBoraxWorksCA.jpg :
Eagle Borax Works in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Inyo County, California .
File:EarlyDrillingRig.jpg : Old oil drilling rig at the
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum .
File:EthylCorporationSign.jpg :
Ethyl Corporation sign on an antique gasoline pump.
File:EurekaCO.jpg : old ore mill at
Eureka, Colorado
File:FlotationFalconbridgeOnt.jpg : flotation cells in articles
Froth Flotation and
Copper extraction techniques .
File:FormerGovernorResidenceND.jpg : the former
North Dakota Governor's Residence , in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleigh County, North Dakota .
File:FortCraigNM.jpg :
Fort Craig, New Mexico .
File:GasDrillingRulisonFieldCO.jpg : Gas drilling in the
Piceance Basin .
File:GasWellDenverBasinCO.jpg : Gas well drilling in the
Denver Basin .
File:GatesFactory.jpg : the old
Gates Rubber factory in
Baker Neighborhood
File:GenevaCreekCO-IronFen.jpg : Iron oxide terraces at
Geneva Creek (Colorado)
File:GoldenHillCemetary-Lakewood.jpg : Hill section of Golden Hill Cemetary, on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:GrahamGym-SilverCityNM.jpg : Graham Gym, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, New Mexico .
File:GrantWellOffice-DrakeWellMu.jpg : Office of the Grant Oil Well, originally at
Pithole, Pennsylvania .
File:HendersonMineCO.jpg :
Henderson molybdenum mine , Colorado
File:HendersonMineGloryHole.jpg :
Glory hole at the
Henderson molybdenum mine
File:HowardsvilleCO.jpg : old cabin at
Howardsville, Colorado .
File:HuffIndianVillageND.jpg :
Huff Archeological Site , in
National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota and
List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota .
File:JCRS-Synagogue.jpg : former Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society synagogue, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:KingSoopers-DenverCO.jpg :
King Soopers grocery store
File:LakeHavasauAZCA.jpg : dawn on
Lake Havasu , Arizona/California.
File:LuckyFridayMineID.jpg , Idaho, in
Silver mining in the United States .
File:Matchless mine.jpg : Matchless mine, in articles
Baby Doe Tabor and
Horace Tabor
File:Mayflower11.JPG :
Shenandoah-Dives (Mayflower) Mill , on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado .
File:MayflowerTramwayBucket.jpg : in article
Aerial tramway
File:MedicalMarijuana-DenverCO.jpg :
Medical marijuana clinic.
File:Mill at Pony MT.JPG : abandoned ore mill at
Pony, Montana
File:MollieKathleenMineCO.jpg :
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine , Colorado
File:MontanaCityCO.jpg :
Montana City, Colorado
File:MountainPassCA.jpg :
Mountain Pass rare earth mine , at
Mountain Pass, California
File:Nevadaville2.jpg :
Nevadaville, Colorado
File:Nugget hunting Gilpin Co CO.jpg :
Recreational gold mining .
File:Oilwell-WatertonNP-Alberta.jpg :
First Oil Well in Western Canada
File:OldCourthouse-ColoradoCityCO.jpg : former courthouse at
Old Colorado City
File:OldHundred3.jpg :
Old Hundred Gold Mine , Colorado.
File:OreMill-PicachoCA.jpg : Ruins of ore processing mill at
Picacho, California .
File:PackerMemorial.jpg : Monument to the victims of Colorado cannibal
Alferd Packer .
File:Parfet-Preserve.png :
Parfet Prehistoric Preserve .
File:ParkCountyCourthouse.jpg : Park County courthouse, originally at
Buckskin Joe, Colorado
File:PattersonBldgND.jpg : the E. G. Patterson Building, in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleigh County, North Dakota
File:PermianBasinMuseum.jpg :
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
File:PetersonHouse-LakewoodColo.jpg :
Peterson House , in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:PetroleumCenterPA.jpg : Ghost town of
Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania .
File:PioneerSodHouse-WheatRidgeCO.jpg :
Pioneer Sod House , in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:PitholePA.jpg : ghost town of
Pithole, Pennsylvania , in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Venango County, Pennsylvania .
File:PurgatoireTrackwayCO.jpg :
Purgatoire River track site
File:RichardsMansion-WheatRidgeCO.jpg : Richards Mansion, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:RoseLimeKilnHinsdaleCoCo.jpg : Rose Lime Kiln in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hinsdale County, Colorado
File:RobinsonMineElyNV.jpg : Robinson mine, in
Copper mining in the United States
File:SandCreekCO.jpg :
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado .
File:SchnellFarm-LakewoodCO.jpg : Schnell Farm, in the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado
File:Schoolhouse_Tarryall_CO.jpg : old schoolhouse at
Tarryall, Colorado , in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Park County, Colorado .
File:ShafterTX.jpg :
Shafter, Texas
File:SmugglerUnionPowerPlantCO.jpg : Smuggler-Union hydroelectric power plant near Telluride, Colorado, on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado .
File:SteelMuseum-PuebloCO.jpg :
Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture .
File:Steve-Canyon-Statue.jpg : Statue of
Steve Canyon , in Idaho Springs, Colorado
File:Stratton-statue2.jpg : statue of
Winfield Scott Stratton in downtown Colorado Springs.
File:SummitvilleMineCO.jpg :
Summitville mine
File:SwanRiverDredgeSummitCoCO.jpg : gold dredge, in
Gold mining in Colorado
File:Tabor Opera House - Leadville 2007.jpg : in article
Horace Tabor
File:TaborStore-BuckskinJoeCO.jpg :
Horace Tabor 's store, originally in
Buckskin Joe, Colorado , now in the
Buckskin Joe theme park.
File:TincupCO.jpg : General store at
Tincup, Colorado .
File:TonopahTidewaterRailroadBed.jpg : bed of the
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad .
File:Parfet-Triceratops-Track.png : Triceratops footprinbt at
Parfet Prehistoric Preserve .
File:UFO Watchtower Hooper Colorado.JPG :
UFO Watchtower
File:UravanCO2008.jpg : reclaimed townsite of
Uravan, Colorado
File:VictorHotel.jpg :
Victor Hotel , on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Teller County, Colorado .
File:WeaverAZ.jpg : ghost town of
Weaver, Arizona .
File:WhiteOaksNM.jpg : old commercial building at
White Oaks, New Mexico , in
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, New Mexico .
Lily Dale Entrance.JPG : Entrance to
Lily Dale, New York Spiritualist community.
File:Street-Scene-Lily-Dale-NY.jpg :
Lily Dale, New York
File:Fox-Cabin-Site-Lily-Dale-.jpg : former site of the Fox Sisters' cabin,
Lily Dale, New York
File:Museum-Lily-Dale-NY.jpg :
Lily Dale, New York Museum
File:Grand-Rivers-KY.jpg Downtown
Grand Rivers, Kentucky
File:Thomas-Lawson-House-Grand.jpg : House of
Thomas W. Lawson in
Grand Rivers, Kentucky , on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston County, Kentucky
File:Jacob-Waltz-Grave-Phoenix.jpg : Grave of Jacob Waltz, reputed finder of the
Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
File:Martin-Dies-Jr-State-Park.jpg :
Steinhagen Reservoir ,
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park , Texas
File:Clay-Allison-Tombstone1.jpg :
Clay Allison tombstone, Pecos, Texas
File:Clay-Allison-Tombstone2.jpg : another
Clay Allison tombstone, Pecos, Texas
File:Fay-Wray-Fountain.jpg :
Fay Wray Fountain,
Cardston , Alberta]]
File:Holyhead-Harbor.jpg :
Holyhead Harbor,
Wales
File:Sea-Lions-Newport-OR.jpg :
Sea lions
Newport, Oregon
File:Simon-Guggenheim-Hall.jpg :
Simon Guggenheim Hall, Colorado School of Mines
File:Coke-Ovens---Cokedale-CO.jpg :
Coke ovens,
Raton Basin , Colorado
File:Nordeng Steam Stamp.jpg : 40-foot steam stamp engine at the
Western Museum of Mining & Industry . Colorado Springs
File:Monacacy-River-RR-Bridge.png : Railroad bridge over the Monocacy, in
Monocacy National Battlefield
File:MinaDoChicoRei-Ouro Preto.jpg : old Brazilian gold mine, in
List of show mines .
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your tireless help with
mining -related articles, I award you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar . Happy editing!
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The WikiProject Barnstar
To compliment Plazak's Tireless Contributor Barnstar in mining technology, I award you the WikiProject Barnstar for you outstanding
Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado support. Dedication to expanding Colorado articles and Colorado mining towns, and your anti-vandalism work on Colorado articles; you are worthy of this Barnstar. Most sterling! Thank you!
LanceBarber (
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The Photographer's Barnstar
For your impressive additions to the National Register lists, especially the amazing
File:SmugglerUnionPowerPlantCO.jpg . It's one of the best Wikipedian-created photographs I've ever seen.
Nyttend (
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The Special Barnstar
You've been doing much good work, and have contributed many articles and images, so I wanted to offer you this barnstar...
Johnfos (
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The Geology Barnstar
For tireless work maintaining and improving Geology articles. Thanks, Pete Tillman 01:12, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
The Technology Barnstar
For your continuous work on hydraulic fracturing articles.
Beagel (
talk ) 13:58, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for answering my suggestions in "Fossil fuel phase-out"'s Talk page
Isolari (
talk ) 22:08, 6 May 2017 (UTC)