Gold mines and mining -- Nevada

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Alice Gold Mining Company Prospectus

 Collection
Identifier: 89-44
Abstract

Details on location of mine in Tule Canon, thirty-five miles south of Goldfield, Nevada, prospects, officers, plan of operation, and photos of site. The collection contains material from 1900's created by the Alice Gold Mining Company.

Dates: 1900's
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Alice Gold Mining Company Prospectus

Bodie State Historic Park Maps and Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: 93-68
Abstract The town of Bodie, Mono County, California was the site of a discovery of gold in 1859 by William Bodey. The collection contains microfilmed maps and engineering drawings of mines, tunnels, power houses, surveys, portions of townships and ranges, and mining equipment at Aurora, Nevada and Bodie, Green Creek (Mono County), Mono Lake, and Mammoth Lakes, California. Mines, mining companies, and power plants include Aurora Consolidated Mines Company, Bodie Consolidated Mining Company, Bodie...
Dates: 1879-1934
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Bodie State Historic Park Maps and Drawings

Carlin Gold Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: NC766
Abstract

Information packet distributed to guests at the mine's dedication includes history of the mine, details of the cyanide process for extracting gold, newspaper article, annual reports for Newmont, press releases, itinerary, and photos.

Dates: May 27, 1965
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Carlin Gold Mining Company records

Jay Arnold Carpenter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC800
Abstract Jay Arnold Carpenter (1883-1965) was a Nevada professor of mining engineering; chair of the Department of Mackay School of Mines, 1926-1951; director of the Nevada State Bureau of Mines, 1939-1951; consultant, Metal Research Company, 1942-1944; and member of the Nevada State Planning Board, 1940-1951. The collection contains research material on Nevada mines (metals of all types) and mining companies, including the Comstock Lode; engineering field notebooks, correspondence, maps, class notes...
Dates: 1875-1964
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Jay Arnold Carpenter Papers

Reports on the Codd Mines Company

 Collection
Identifier: 89-37
Abstract

Progress reports on establishment of the new mine and mill, describing equipment and personnel, and containing photos of the company president and the mine. The collection contains materials from 1912 created by the Codd Mines Company.

Dates: 1912
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Reports on the Codd Mines Company

Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC85
Abstract

Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Company was one of the richest mines of the Comsotck Lode. Collection contains records including Board of Directors' minutes, 1861-1874; by-laws; agreements; deeds; reports of mining operations, 1887-1894; and letters, 1875-1877.

Dates: 1861-1909
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Crown Point Gold and Silver Mining Company Records

Dayton Consolidated Mines Reports

 Collection
Identifier: 88-47
Abstract

Included are status reports to stockholders, reports on ore reserves, assay reports, and profit/loss statements. The collection contains material from 1936-1950 created by the Dayton Consolidated Mines.

Dates: 1936-1950
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Dayton Consolidated Mines Reports

Harry M. DeVotie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 82-08
Abstract

Harry M. DeVotie was a miner and president of the Hornsilver American Mining Co. in Goldport, Nevada. Includes assay reports for the Western Gold Manufacturing Company, checks from the John S. Cook and Company Bank of Goldfield, Nevada, stock certificates for the Butler Gold Mining Company and Hornsilver American Mining Company, genealogy of the DeVotie family, and photos. Date range 1921-1936.

Dates: 1921-1936
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Harry M. DeVotie Papers

Eldorado Enterprise Gold Mining Company Prospectus

 Collection
Identifier: 89-35
Abstract

Description of location, prospects, capitalization, and officers of the mine in Eldorado Canyon near Searchlight, Nevada.; also included are a map and photo. The collection contains material from 1916 created by the Eldorado Enterprise Gold Mining Company.

Dates: 1916
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Eldorado Enterprise Gold Mining Company Prospectus

The First Fifty Years, Memoirs of a Native Son of the Golden West

 Collection
Identifier: 89-06
Abstract

Reminiscences of Gemmill's mining career and farming in southern California, ca. 1899-1910.

Dates: 1930
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / The First Fifty Years, Memoirs of a Native Son of the Golden West