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Mines and Mineral Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the potential economic value of minerals or the technical aspects of locating and removing them from the earth. Works on the industries based on the extraction, processing, and commercialization of minerals are entered under |a Mineral industries. |i Works on the geochemical or geological aspects of naturally formed inorganic and organic compounds are entered under |a Minerals.

Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:

Alice Gold and Silver Mine records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2408
Abstract The Alice Gold and Silver Mine records (1880-1906) contain correspondence, receipts, account balances, insurance memoranda, orders, assay reports, general ledgers, telegrams, and a 1896 annual report. The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a mining operation in Walkerville, Montana founded in 1878. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates: 1880-1906

Alta mining financial records [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1575
Abstract The Alta mining financial records [photocopies] (circa 1920) consist of financial documents stemming from mining activities in Alta, Utah.
Dates: 1920

American Association of Mining Engineers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0159
Abstract The American Association of Mining Engineers photograph collection contains portraits of various persons attending the 1947 ASME conference in Salt Lake City.
Dates: 1947

American Mines Syndicate records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2017
Abstract The American Mines Syndicate records (1907-1931) consist of one record book holding the corporation's articles of incorporation, by-laws, various meeting minutes, announcements, notices, and lists of stockholders.
Dates: 1907-1931

American Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1377
Abstract The American Mining Company records (1896-1925) comprise a bound, handwritten journal with the title: "Minute Book, American Mining Co, Salt Lake City, U, from March 31, 1896 to " (the final entry in this journal was in October 1925) and three canceled stock certificates that were first issued in 1902.
Dates: 1896-1925

Apex Mine legal exhibits

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1533
Abstract The Apex Mine legal exhibits (1919) consist of one book of maps and charts of the Apex Mine. This book was prepared for the "Vein suit" as referred to in a handwritten note included with the book. The Apex Mine is located near the Bingham Canyon Mine, in the Highland Boy Fork of Bingham Canyon, Utah. The Apex Mine legal exhibits were an important part of the legal case of 1919 between the Utah-Apex Mining Company and the Utah Consolidated Mining Companies regarding the interpretation of...
Dates: 1919

Argentine Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2804
Abstract The Argentine Mining Company records (1892-1964) contains materials regarding their mines and property located in Utah. Also included in the records is a ledger for the Tooele County Mining Company.
Dates: 1892-1964

Harvey W. Bailey papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0055
Abstract The Harvey W. Bailey papers (1908-1916) consist of maps, clippings, and two reports written by Bailey related to mining activity in Nevada, particularly in Churchill County and Mineral County.
Dates: 1908-1916

Harvey W. Bailey photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0023
Abstract The Harvey W. Bailey photogaph collection contains photographs of mines, mining machinery, smelters, and the general surroundings of mines in Utah and Nevada, such as the Ophir Mine, the Nevada Hills Mine, and the Golden Gate Lode.
Dates: 1908-1912

Barrick Resources collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1527
Abstract The Barrick Resources collection (1985-1986) consists of clippings from various publications that discuss the acquisition and operation of the Mercur gold mine. Barrick Resources is an international mining corporation headquartered in Toronto. It owned and operated the Mercur gold mine in Tooele County, Utah.
Dates: 1964-1986