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:
Wilbur H. Smith photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0335
Abstract
The Wilbur H. Smith photograph collection contain mining and geology photos collected by Wilbur H. Smith (1913-1988), a former division geologist for Kennecott Copper Corporation. The collection is divided into three sections and contains personal and family photos, mining and geology, and personal travel photos and postcards. The collection contains information on smelting, railroads, and the United States Geological Survey; Bingham, Utah, and the nearby Kennecott Copper mine; prominent miners...
Dates:
1880-1980
Snake Creek Mining District records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1021
Abstract
The Snake Creek Mining District records (1870-1881) are records of attendance, resolutions and by-laws adopted at meetings held for the Snake Creek Mining District of Wasatch County.
Dates:
1870-1881
E. H. Snyder family mining papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3121
Abstract
The E. H. Snyder family mining papers (1885-2005) details the development of mining within the Intermountain West and the history of the involvement of the Snyder family in mining.
Dates:
1885-2005
Horace Sylvester Snyder family papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3000
Abstract
The Horace Sylvester Snyder family papers (1902-2010) contain the personal and professional papers of Horace Sylvester Snyder (1912-2010) a professional photographer, and his father, Horace Greeley Snyder (1873-1951), the owner of multiple mines in the American West. The collection contains biographical information and correspondence of extended family members within the Snyder and Sylvester families.
Dates:
1902-2010
Southeastern Utah oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1868
Abstract
The southeastern Utah oral histories (1963-1984) consist of personal recollections, in the form of transcripts and stories, from people who lived in southeastern Utah and were part of its history. Each of the stories centers around the individual perspective of the interviewee. The collection covers a wide range of issues from the early settlements of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico to uranium mining or Navajo trading.
Dates:
1963-1984
Hillary W. St. Clair papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2382
Abstract
The Hillary W. St. Clair papers (1896-1997) contain some of St. Clair's published research, calculations, notes and workbooks during his time with the Bureau of Mines, and other research in the field of metals and mining. Materials of particular interest include St. Clair's notes and lecture material regarding the history of American mining. This was later published by the Bureau of Mines in a book called Mineral Industry in Early America.
Dates:
1896-1997
Letter to John Stallings
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042140733]
Identifier: ACCN 2981
Abstract
The letter (1955), written by Mr. Dobson to John Stallings, describes in detail his search for uranium and registering claims. Accompaning the letter are five photographs with notations.
Dates:
1955
Clarence Stevenson photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0718
Abstract
The Clarence Stevenson photograph collection consists of images surrounding the mining and social life of Eastern Utah during the first half of the 20th century.
Dates:
1910-1937
Stevenson family papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042078966]
Identifier: ACCN 1613
Abstract
The Stevenson family papers (1908-1994) contains poetry and a newspaper article by members of the Stevenson family, a genealogy, and an article published in the Carbon County News in 1908 concerning Clarence Henry Stevenson and the Independent Coal and Coke Company of Kenilworth, Utah.
Dates:
1908-1994
Stirling Mining Company ledger
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042155947]
Identifier: ACCN 0269
Abstract
The Stirling Mining Company ledger (1868-1870) details the company's patronage during the late 1860s.
Dates:
1868-1870