Rio Tinto Copper Company Prospectus and Speech

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-05

Scope and Contents

Includes 1931 Rio Tinto Copper Company prospectus and a speech that S. F. Hunt gave 28 March 1935 to University of Nevada, Reno, faculty and members of the Crucible Club, a club for student mining engineers. The prospectus lists the Rio Tinto Copper Company's officers with Hunt as president. The speech, entitled "Aspects of physical geography in relation to ore deposits," promotes his Rio Tinto company and includes a hand drawn map of the area around the Rio Tinto Copper Mine and Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada.

Dates

  • 1931, 1935

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Biographical Note

S. F. Hunt was a mining engineer as well as promoter and part owner of the Rio Tinto Copper Company in Elko County, Nevada.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

S. F. Hunt was a mining engineer as well as promoter and part owner of the Rio Tinto Copper Company in Elko County, Nevada. Includes 1931 Rio Tinto Copper Company prospectus and a speech that S. F. Hunt gave 28 March 1935 to University of Nevada, Reno, faculty and members of the Crucible Club, a club for student mining engineers.

Arrangement

Arranged without hierarchy.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Edward P. Jucevic , of Sparks, NV, in 2002.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rio Tinto Copper Company Prospectus and Speech
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
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