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:
Charles James Neal photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0694
Abstract
The Charles James Neal photograph collection consists of images of Charles Neal and his family. It also includes pictures of the Uintah Stage and Railway, the Uintah (Vernal) Telephone Company, Dinosaur National Monument, a number of gilsonite mining companies, several dozen petroglyphs, and many miscellaneous Uintah County scenes.
Dates:
1900-1920s
New Klondike Mining Company maps
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0549
Abstract
The New Klondike Mining Company collection (1960, 1963) consist of two maps, each depicting a separate dam and reservoir site relative to the companies workings.
Dates:
1960-1963
New Park Mining Company records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1841
Abstract
The New Park Mining Company records (1930-1961) contain materials relating to this Utah business. Included in the collection are reports, correspondence, financial information, name lists, bulletins, legislative announcements, invoices, receipts, vouchers, and proxy votes. The New Park Mining Company operated in both Park City and Keetly, Utah.
Dates:
1930-1961
New Quincy Mining Company records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0124
Abstract
The New Quincy Mining Company records (1897-1941) consist of three mining property maps for this company, one of which is in Park City, Utah. The other two are of unidentified properties. Also included in the collection are numerous hand drawn mine diagrams, notes, and other administrative materials such as correspondence, reports, and stockholder materials. Further information on this company could not be found.
Dates:
1897-1941
Newhouse Mines and Smelters schematic and architectural drawings
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1924
Abstract
The Newhouse Mines and Smelters schematic and architectural drawings (1904-1907) contain eighty drawings. They include both architectural drawings and schematic plans that depict buildings, land, and operation details that were part of a mining area in Beaver County, Utah. In 1905, Samuel Newhouse, a mining profiteer from Pennsylvania, bought these mines, originally named the Cactus Mines, renamed them the Newhouse Mines and Smelters, and built the small town Newhouse around the mines. Because...
Dates:
1904-1907
Ohio Copper Company of Utah ledger
Collection — Oversize box 1: [Barcode: 31114042075806]
Identifier: ACCN 2843
Abstract
The Ohio Copper Company of Utah ledger (1925-1930) contains stockholder meeting minutes, correspondence and reports regarding the company.
Dates:
1925-1930
Andrew Orr letters
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1272
Abstract
The Andrew Orr letters (1877-1878) consist of five letters written to his wife, Jinney Orr, while Orr was in Utah and Sonora on unspecified mining business.
Dates:
1877-1878
Owl Creek mining claim collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3104
Abstract
The Owl Creek mining claim collection (1880s) contains hand-copied duplicates of letters between J. H. White and Felix Chapellet. The letters concern the operation and progress of the Owl Creek claim, tunnels built, lumber, and a discussion on selling the claim. Included in the collection are notes on ranches and other properties in the area, and a hand-drawn mine map. Owl Creek is located in Placer, California.
Dates:
1880s
Paine brothers mining collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042321614]
Identifier: MS 0349
Abstract
The Paine brothers mining collection (circa 1850) consists of a sketch map of the mining claims of the Paine Brothers in Nevada County, California, and a photocopy of a handwritten narrative, "In The Days Of Old And The Days Of Gold." The narrative, possibly written by Milton Paine, is a humorous short story set in the hydraulic gold mining days of California and contains a description of gold rush mining camp life.
Dates:
circa 1850
Joel O. Palmer report
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1456
Abstract
The Joel O. Palmer report (1977) contain one bound copy the geology report by Palmer titled "The Rocky Pass Area Tungsten Mines, Box Elder County, Utah: A Preliminary Geological Investsigation." Palmer was a consulting economic geologist.
Dates:
1977