Red Hill Florence Mining Company Records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence regarding the mine and employee accident reports.
Dates
- 1921-1924
Creator
- Red Hill Florence Mining Company (Creator, Organization)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
Incorporated November 20, 1916 in Nevada, the Red Hill Florence Mining Company owned five claims over 70 acres in the Goldfield Mining District. It was a consolidation of the Red Hill Mining, Florence American Mining, and Florence Extension Mining companies. It adjoined the Florence Goldfield on the south and west. Ore contained gold, silver, and copper, and occurred in a quartz vein in andesite. The company also leased a block of ground at a depth of 430 feet to 650 feet in the Florence Goldfield Mine, immediately beneath the rich ore mined by the Reorganized Cracker Jack.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Red Hill Florence Mining Company was incorporated in 1916 and located in the Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield, Nevada. Collection contains correspondence regarding the mine and employee accident reports form 1921-1924.
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received in April 1989 as part of a group of papers previously stored in the Goldfield Hotel.
Creator
- Red Hill Florence Mining Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- An Inventory to the Records of the Red Hill Florence Mining Company
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- March 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
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