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Mines and Mineral Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 444 Collections and/or Records:

West Mountain Mining District records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349851]
Identifier: MSS 4098
Abstract

Legal notices, a claim, an affidavit, and a lease, all from the records of the Utah West Mountain Mining District, 1879-1884.

Dates: 1879-1884

Milford Wilkinson letter and map

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342633]
Identifier: MSS 810
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a printed map and a handwritten and signed letter (7 pages). The map also displays an "Outline of the Delamar Mining District" of Nevada which is a brief history of mining in the area. Wilkinson's letter is not dated but was addressed to John M. Townley of Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilkinson writes about the Jumbo Claim of the Delamar Mining Company located south of Pioche, Nevada. He tells about the use of cyanide and mercury in processing ore.

Dates: approximately 1950

Maroni R. Williams mining claim

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333913]
Identifier: MSS 1160
Scope and Contents

Handwritten mining claim dated June 10, 1870. Williams claims a mine located in Bingham Canyon of the West Mountain Mining District of Salt Lake County, Utah.

Dates: 1870

Benjamin Franklin Woodward and Benjamin Spencer Woodward papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 5992
Scope and Contents

Materials include family letters, photographs, and ephemera dealing with family matters, business, and mining activities in Utah and Nevada. Dated 1909-1912.

Dates: 1909-1912