Charles Warren Hunt was a geologist and a principal in Polar Resources Company and Swiss Oils of Canada who developed the Gold Strike Mine. The collection contains records of the early development of the Gold Strike Mine include development proposals and plans, escrow documents, maps, reports, and summary of operations.

Newmont Mining Corporation is a mining company whose mines in Carlin, Nevada are among the largest in the United States. Materials distributed at the 30th anniversary celebration of the development of Newmont's claims at the Carlin Trend, in north central Nevada. Included are a history of development; 1994 annual report; maps of the mines; and biographical sketches of company officials Gordon R. Parker and Ronald C. Cambre (1995).