Mine inspection reports, 1928-1949.

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Mine inspection reports, 1928-1949.

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Correspondence regarding mine lease provisions, mining companies' activities under those leases, and measurement or calculation of royalties paid and ore tonnage mined; reports from state mine inspectors on the status of operations at individual mines; discussions of operations, problems, and mining and shipping logistics at various mines; reports of ore analyses; copies of mineral lease contracts and agreements; and occasional blueprints of mine sites and mine profiles. The files were kept by State Superintendent of Mines Frank A. Wilde.

6.3 cu. ft. (7 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7317957

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Minnesota. Dept. of Conservation.

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Minnesota. Division of Lands and Minerals

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The Division of Lands and Minerals was designated as one of the original divisions of the Conservation Department when it was created in 1931 (Laws 1931 c186), although the division did not become active until 1933. It was established to take over the lands and minerals duties of the state auditor. These included the care, supervision, sale, and lease of state trust fund lands and minerals (Laws 1937 c310). Division staff inspected all mining operations under permit or lease, conduc...

Wilde, Frank A.

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