Happy Jack Mine records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1919

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Happy Jack Mine records (1938-1993) concentrate mainly on the business and mining interests of Cecil and Cleone Hansen. Included in the collection are correspondence, reports, receipts, invoices, financial and tax information, news clippings, and legal documents. This collection has received minimal processing and is available by permission of the manuscripts curator or under the supervision of manuscripts staff only.

Dates

1938-1993

Creator

Happy Jack Mine (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has received minimal processing and is available by permission of the manuscripts curator or under the supervision of manuscripts staff only.

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Cleone Bronson Cooper Hansen and her first husband, Joe Cooper, developed the Happy Jack Mine, located on the southwest rim of White Canyon near Blanding, Utah. Cleone Hansen's father, Fletcher Bronson, along with her husband, later formed the Bronson and Cooper Mining Company in 1946 after purchasing the mine. The mine was a major producer of uranium ore throughout the 1950s to the 1970s. Bronson and Cooper sold the mine to Texas-Zinc Minerals Corporation for $10 million in 1956. After her first husband's death, Cleone was married to Cecil P. Hansen.

Extent

18 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Happy Jack Mine records (1938-1993) consist of correspondence, reports, financial records, news clippings, and legal documents related to the operation of the Happy Jack Mine by Cleone Bronson Cooper Hansen and her first husband, Joe Cooper. Included are materials documenting other business and mining interests of Cleone Hansen and her second husband, Cecil P. Hansen. Also included are documents related to the estate of Joe Cooper. The Happy Jack Mine was located on the southwest rim of White Canyon near Blanding, Utah. It was developed by Cleone Bronson Cooper Hansen and her first husband, Joe Cooper. The mine was a major producer of uranium ore from the 1950s to the 1970s.