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1996

ASARCO

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Interview No. 914, Carolina Moriel Garza Nov 1996

Interview No. 914, Carolina Moriel Garza

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; describes mining camps La Prieta, Santa Bárbara and San Francisco del Oro; discusses education, social life, recreational activities, and housing.

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Interview No. 920, Encarnación Sáenz Baca Nov 1996

Interview No. 920, Encarnación Sáenz Baca

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recalls work experiences; describes duties and responsibilities; discusses differences between housing provided for mine workers and for management; comments on American personnel, mining operations, equipment, and production; describes diseases specific to mining industry; social activities in mining communities.

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Interview No. 915, Amelia Rosas De Valdez Nov 1996

Interview No. 915, Amelia Rosas De Valdez

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; describes 43 years working experiences as secretary in Charcas, San Luis Potosí; discusses mine accidents; occupational hazards, effect of payment changes from U.S. dollars to Mexican pesos at the time Mexicanization; describes housing and camp social activities.

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Interview No. 921, Paula Reyes De Sáenz Nov 1996

Interview No. 921, Paula Reyes De Sáenz

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recollects spouse's career with ASARCO; describes housing social activities, and interaction with families living near ASARCO's mining camps; the celebration of North American holidays.

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Interview No. 913, Guadalupe Baca De Ibarra Nov 1996

Interview No. 913, Guadalupe Baca De Ibarra

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; discusses husband's mining career; describes social activities of mining communities, housing, education system; details role of mine manager's wife.

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Interview No. 892, Robert F. Limon Nov 1996

Interview No. 892, Robert F. Limon

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recollections of family's decision to leave Mexico during Mexican Revolution; move to U.S. and Argentina; details work as mining engineering for ASARCO units at San Luis, Potosí, La Prieta, Chihuahua, Taxco, Guerrero, and Plomosas, Chihuahua, 1944-1962; living conditions at mines; mines fires; changes in ASARCO following Mexicanization; IMMSA's (Industria Minera Mexico, S.A.) acquisition of Towne Mines' interests at Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua; impressions of Jorge Larea, CEO of IMMSA.

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Interview No. 916, Juan Holguín Franco Jun 1996

Interview No. 916, Juan Holguín Franco

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; discusses work experiences with Fresnillo, ASARCO, and IMMSA (Industria Minera México); changes in technology; developing the Inguaran Mine; modernization of mines at Santa Bárbara and Charcas; comments about Jorge Larea, CEO of IMMSA; employment with the government of the state of Oaxaca.

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Interview No. 911, Ruperto G. Aguilar Jun 1996

Interview No. 911, Ruperto G. Aguilar

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; Describes years at TCM; relates early professional career; experiences as independent mine operator; offers opinions of principal changes in mining in Mexico including implementation of new technology and mechanized equipment.

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Interview No. 912, Kathryn Byrd May 1996

Interview No. 912, Kathryn Byrd

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; childhood recounts experiences moving with her husband to Mexico; details of housing, social activities in Mexican mining camp; decisions of move to South Africa; racial tensions there; relocation to other mining camps throughout the world.

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Interview No. 923, Constance N. White Mar 1996

Interview No. 923, Constance N. White

Combined Interviews

Biographical data; father's employment at ASARCO; the family's move to El Paso in 1927; attended Radford School for Girls and Scripps College; describes family residence in Smelter Terrace and housing for workers in smelter area; courtship, wedding, and honeymoon; activities of horsemanship clubs in El Paso; her involvement in the sport of tennis.

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Interview No. 910, Evaristo Valdés López Mar 1996

Interview No. 910, Evaristo Valdés López

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; describes early job experiences in San Pedro, San Luis Potosí, and Santa Eulalia; recalls starting his manufacturing company and supplying Mexican mining industry followed Mexicanization.

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Interview No. 905, Kelly Spilsbury Jan 1996

Interview No. 905, Kelly Spilsbury

Combined Interviews

Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; discusses working and living conditions in Mexican mining operations; details changes in ASARCO after Mexicanization; impressions of Jorge Larea, former CEO of ASARCO Mexicana.

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