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Inventory of the Anaconda Company Geological Documents, circa 1890s-1986

University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

Email: ahcref@uwyo.edu
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University of Wyoming



Collection Summary

Title Anaconda Company Geological Documents,
Dates (Inclusive) circa 1890s-1986
Creator Anaconda Company.
Abstract Prospect reports, maps, and other documents representing the geological explorations of the Anaconda Company around the world.
Collection Number 10712
Size 3,706 cubic feet
Repository University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
Language(s) English

Scope and Content

Collection includes mining and exploration studies (local and regional), prospect reports, data and maps (including geochemical, geophysical, drilling, assay, claim, and sample location), and general files (including documents, correspondence, aerial photographs, etc.) that are the scientific product of the Anaconda Company's ninety-year program of exploration and development throughout the world.

Global in scope the collection represents work in more than one hundred countries, with the most extensive coverage of the United States, Mexico, Australia, Chile and Canada. The United States files and maps represent forty-eight states, with the most extensive materials on Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Utah, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington and Wyoming. Mexico materials represent twenty-two states, with the most extensive coverage of Sonora. Canada materials represent eleven provinces, with the most extensive coverage of British Columbia. Collection represents seventy-six commodities, with the most emphasis on copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc and uranium.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Collection access requires paid membership.

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.


Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.


Processing Information


Acquisition Information

The material was received from various persons associated with the Anaconda Company between 1979 and 2012. The bulk of the documents were received in 1987.


Related Materials

Other records of the Anaconda Company are available at the Montana Historical Society (Helena, Montana) and Cascade County Historical Society (Great Falls, Montana).


Additional Information

Finding aid available in repository.


Access Terms

Atlantic Richfield.

Copper mines and mining.

Gold mines and mining.

Lead mines and mining.

Mines and mineral resources -- Africa.

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona.

Mines and mineral resources -- Asia.

Mines and mineral resources -- Australia.

Mines and mineral resources -- British Columbia.

Mines and mineral resources -- California.

Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.

Mines and mineral resources -- Central America.

Mines and mineral resources -- Chile.

Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado.

Mines and mineral resources -- Europe.

Mines and mineral resources -- Idaho.

Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico.

Mines and mineral resources -- Montana.

Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada.

Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico.

Mines and mineral resources -- North America.

Mines and mineral resources -- Sonora (Mexico, State)

Mines and mineral resources -- South America.

Mines and mineral resources -- United States.

Mines and mineral resources -- Utah.

Mines and mineral resources -- Washington.

Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming.

Silver mines and mining.

Uranium mines and mining.

Zinc mines and mining.


Container List

Description Container

The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.

 

Link to Container List (PDF)  Link to Accessioning Worksheet (PDF) 


 
 
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