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Mines and Mineral Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-57
Abstract

The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a gold and silver mining operation in Walkerville, Montana. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah. The records consist primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence from Walkerville mine superintendents to Salt Lake City company officials. Also included are organizational materials, financial records, productions records, and legal files.

Dates: 1877-1930

William R. Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-105
Abstract William Allen was a Wise River and Anaconda, Montana, mine owner, railroad builder and lieutenant governor. This collection (1903-1953) consist of general correspondence, legal documents, organization papers, and financial records of several of William R. Allen's companies. There are subgroups for 16 companies, including the Boston and Montana Development Company, the Boston-Montana Corporation, the French Gulch Mining Company, and the Montana Southern Railway Company. There is also a small...
Dates: 1870-1953

American Flag Mine photographs

 Item
Identifier: PAc 2019-15-1-2
Content Description

Two black and white photographic prints with views of two men identified as Murphy and Hichen along with a dog named Major at the American Flag Mine site near Elliston, Montana. First view is of both men standing on either side of an ore cart at the mine shaft opening for the American Flag Mine, Major the dog is seated on the cart. The second view is of the men sitting on either side of the door to a crude log cabin, Major the dog sits in a chair to the left.

Dates: 1880 - 1920

American Gem Mining Syndicate records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-310
Abstract

The American Gem Mining Syndicate was a Philipsburg, Montana, sapphire mining company. Records include interoffice correspondence (1903-1935), general correspondence (1902-1929), court papers (1906-1915), employment records (1912-1930), financial records (1904-1930), legal documents (1903-1907), organizational records (1901), and production records (1911-1914). [Maps were transferred to Library Map Catalog].

Dates: 1901-1935

Basin Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-311
Abstract

The Basin Mining Company was a Granite County, Montana, gold mining company, with head offices in St. Louis, Missouri. Records include interoffice correspondence (1903-1923), general correspondence (1903-1925), records of a court case (1907), minor financial records, organizational records (1906-1922), and miscellany.

Dates: 1903-1925

Black Pine Silver Mines, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-91
Abstract

The Black Pine Silver Mines, Inc. was a silver mining company in the Philipsburg, Montana, area. Records (1924, 1932-1942, 1946) include general correspondence, financial records, court papers, legal documents, and miscellany. Also included are records from the predecessor company, the Black Pine Mines, Inc., and a smaller subgroup for Combination Silver Mines, Inc., which bought the Black Pine property in 1936. [Maps and blueprints transferred to Library Map Collection.]

Dates: 1924-1946

Patrick J. Brophy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-6
Abstract

Patrick Brophy was a Butte, Montana, Wholesale and retails grocery dealer, with interests in mining development. The collection (1897-1922) consists primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence and a stock certificate book. Brophy's letters discuss both his personal interests and investments, and those of his firm, P.J. Brophy and Co.

Dates: 1897-1922

Henry Burrell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-163
Abstract

Henry Burrell was a Sand Coulee and Carbonado, Montana, coal mine investor and owner. He was also affiliated with the American Developing and Mining Company of Marysville and Butte. This collection (1890-1905; undated) includes correspondence, legal documents, mine reports, maps, financial materials, and a portrait of Henry Burrell.

Dates: 1891-1905

Butter Miners' Union No. 1 records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-208
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Butte Miners' Union No. 1 and containing incoming correspondence (1940); financial records (1934-1967), including membership dues and office accounting; a subject file (1956-1962) regarding the United Unions Recreation Council; and miscellany, including a list of members serving in the armed forces during World War I.

Dates: 1900-1967

Gustaf M. Carlson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-325
Abstract Gustaf Carlson (1907-1996) was a Helena based mining engineer involved in mining in Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and Minnesota. This collection (1890s-1960s) consists of subject files on local mines including the Spring Hill (near Unionville), the Klondyke and the Sourdough (in Elkhorn); the East Pacific and the Kleinschmidt (near Townsend); the Drumlummon (near Marysville); mines in the Corbin and Wickes area; and other mines in Montana and Idaho. One of the larger subject files concerns the...
Dates: 1890-1960