Kenyon E. Richard papers, 1937-1982.

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Kenyon E. Richard papers, 1937-1982.

This collection contains the reports, notes, published papers and geological maps of Kenyon E. Richard from approximately 1940 to 1982. The majority of the papers focus on the reconnaissance, exploration and drilling for porphyry copper, although some attention is given to gold, silver, zinc and turquoise. Mining sites covered in this collection range from the Western United States, Canada and Mexico, Central and South America. Information about the American Smelting and Refining Company mining interests in the United States, Mexico and Peru are a large part of this collection.

49.75 cubic feet (67 boxes)

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American Smelting and Refining Company

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Richard, Kenyon E.

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Kenyon E. Richard earned a bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Nevada in 1937. During his career, he specialized in finding deposits of porphyry copper throughout the Western United States, Canada and Mexico, Central and South America. From 1937 to 1945, he worked for Consolidated Copper Mines Corporation in Kimberly, Nevada. He next worked for the American Smelting and Refining Company at several locations in the United States from 1945 to 1967. Following...

Consolidated Copper Mines Corporation

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