User:Plazak
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Plazak is a retired geologist and engineer, who writes on oil and mining history.
Wikipedian since February 2007.
110 articles started
| On June 6, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mountain Pass rare earth mine |
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! Boricuaeddie 02:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC) |
| 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 (talk) 01:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC) |
| 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 (talk) 00:15, 13 October 2009 (UTC) |
| 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 (talk) 01:48, 26 April 2010 (UTC) |
| 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) |
| The Copyeditor's Barnstar | |
| Thanks for your edits to Energy law. Bearian (talk) 20:26, 19 June 2013 (UTC) |
| Thank you for answering my suggestions in "Fossil fuel phase-out"'s Talk page Isolari (talk) 22:08, 6 May 2017 (UTC) |
