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Mining The Borderlands: Industry, Capital, And The Emergence Of Engineers In The Southwest Territories, 1855-1910. Grossman, Sarah E.M. University Of Nevada Press, 2018, James Altman

Executive Vice President & Provost Faculty Publications

In Mining the Borderlands: Industry, Capital, and the Emergence of Engineers in the Southwest Territories, 1855‐1910, distinguished scholar Sarah E.M. Grossman examines the early history of commercial mining along the US‐Mexico border. She brings to the task her extensive knowledge of the region, and a forensic detective's thirst for the truth. Her mission is to understand precisely how much, and in what specific ways, various commercial mining ventures in the desert Southwest contributed not only to the economic development of the region, but also to improvements in mining techniques, engineering methods, equipment, efficiency, working conditions, mining education, and most importantly, …

Venezuela Undermines Gold Miner Crystallex's Attempts To Recover On Its Icsid Award, Sam Wesson

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

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Left In Limbo After Lumumba: An Analysis Of The Decolonization Of Resource Rights In The Drc, Austin Clements

History Class Publications

Neocolonialism within consumer goods is always a difficult phenomenon to address. When I began to write about Western exploitative practices in the country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (henceforth DRC), it was very difficult to see how I myself was guilty of sponsoring and driving the colonialist practices that continue today in the mining of cobalt, copper, and nickel in the DRC. While I was using my Apple iPhone to take calls and send emails concerning the DRC, I was using a device that it was “impossible to know” if child labor had mined the cobalt present within the …

Geopolitics Of Rare Earth Elements, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Rare earth elements (REE) contain unique chemical physical properties such as lanthamum, are found in small concentrations, need extensive precise properties to separate, and are critical components of modern technologies such as laser guidance systems, personal electronics such as IPhones, satellites, and military weapons systems as varied as Virginia-class fast attack submarines, DDG-51 Aegis destroyers, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and precision guided munitions. The U.S. has some rare earth resources, but is heavily dependent on access to them from countries as varied as Afghanistan, Bolivia, and China. Losing access to these resources would have significant adverse economic, military, and …

Eveleth, Minnesota: A Portrait Of My Home Town, Judith I. Luna

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This 30-minute documentary film provides snapshots of the small northeastern iron mining town of Eveleth, Minnesota, on the Mesabi Iron Range. It uses a two-pronged approach: 1) a first-person return to the town by the filmmaker almost 50 years after graduating from high school to see how the town may have changed, 2) a look at some historical and cultural factors which made the town what it was when the filmmaker was growing up and what continues to animate the town in the face of iron mining’s decline and rebirth. The latter include the immigrant experience and influence as the …

Liberty's Last Post Office: A Story Of A Gold Mining Camp In Washington State, Wesley C. Engstrom

Works by Local Authors

There was once a large center of activity in the Swauk Basin of upper Kittitas County. The place is called Liberty. Liberty was once the most action packed place in Kittitas County. At least it was for a while after gold was discovered in Swauk Creek. Like many gold camps the place boomed and ebbed over the years. Unlike some other places it never quite went completely bust. It came close, and fortunately for some it didn’t. It still exists today as a living ghost town.

The Liberty story has been told before in various ways. This telling of the …

Knott, James Proctor, 1830-1911 (Sc 640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 640. Letter from James Proctor Knott, Washington, D.C., to Adolph Sutro, (Virginia City, Nevada?) the mining engineer who directed the construction of a tunnel for more efficient mining into the Comstock Lode after receiving the right of way through public lands by an act of Congress. Knott, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, affirms that Sutro has his support.

The Development Of The Smelting Industry In The Central Salt Lake Valley Communities Of Midvale, Murray, And Sandy Prior To 1900, Charles E. Hughes

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis found that the three communities of Midvale, Murray, and Sandy were the center of the smelting industry in the Salt Lake Valley. These communities became the center of smelting because of their central location, the readily available water supply, and the availability of an inexpensive, efficient transportation system to ship the bullion. The smelters were surrounded by two major mountain ranges which provided a ready supply of good lead, silver, and copper ore.

The development of the smelting industry followed three separate phases or periods. The first phase was one of experimentation or period of discovery, in which …

Mine Warfare In The Russian And Soviet Navies, Jeffrey K. Bray

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the development of technology, tactics, strategy, and organization of mine warfare in the Russian and Soviet navies from 1807 to the present. The author reviews the trials and tribulations of the development of naval mines and their employment within these two navies. This development has been primarily driven by the needs of war and advances of technology. In spite of occasional setbacks, the Russian and Soviet mine warfare forces continued to provide support to the overall naval and central policies of their respective governments. This support has often been during times of high tension and limited resources. …

Copper Commando - Vol. 4, No. 2, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, War Production, salute, Uncle Sam, Minute Man flag, miners, copper, zinc, War Bonds, Washoe Sampler, ammunition, B-29 Superfortress, B A & P, atomic bomb, battleships, American, Pearl Harbor

Copper Commando - Vol. 4, No. 1, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Butte miner, Conda, Idaho, Mountain Con Mine, AFL, CIO, Sells Floto Circus, Zinc Plant, Fort Benton, Montana, Butte Art Center, Montana Hotel, potluck dinner, gallows frame, anodes, safety

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 26, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Lower Sun River community, Great Falls, Montana, Charles M. Russell Grade School, 4H club, strawberry plants, Pfister’s Grocery, zinc, leaching, Weber’s Orchestra, agriculture, cadmium

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 25, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, recreational centers, Columbia Gardens, Butte, Montana, Washoe Park, Anaconda, tour, miner, smeltermen, craftsmen, superintendent, staff, Columbia Amusement Company

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 24, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Ledo-Burma Road, Stilwell Road, convoy, American troops, Chinese coolie laborers, drafting, Great Falls, Montana, Prisoner of War, Luchenwalde prison camp, Europe, German soldiers, Nazis

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 23, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, hard hats, lamps, Butte miners, Mine Safety Appliances Company, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Skullgard, Thomas A. Edison, Model P batteries, rheostat, Mine Safety Libraries, carbine, tommy gun

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 22, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, War Bonds, Infantry, mining cities, Anaconda, Butte, Montana, American Legion, Montana Hotel, Mitchell Stadium, U.S. Army Signal Corps, Pacific battlefront, bazooka, Murray Motors, Columbia Gardens

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 21, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, IBM, Social Security, taxes, Navy shells, Tokyo, Group Insurance Plan, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, centrifugal pumps, electrician, High Ore Mine, Butte, Montana, War Loan Drive

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 20, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Engineers, Leonard Mine, Belmont hoist room, idler towers, headframe, shaft mining, Anaconda Company, Montana, Mt. Con Mine, generator, chippie hoist, Lexington Mine

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 19, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Mother’s Day, Philippines, Armed Services, copper wire, Butte, Montana, copper mines, South Pacific islands, Howitzer, Naples, Italy, War Bonds, Labor Management Bond Committee

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 18, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Little Chicago, Black Eagle, Montana, Reduction Works, Smelter Avenue, Missouri River, Chicago Mercantile, Cor Store, housewife, Fibber McGee, U.S.O., Sunday dinner, copper wire, brass mills

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 17, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Nippon, Yellow Beach, Philippine Islands, Butte Hoist Compressor Plant, zinc, 4H Club, brick masons, Reduction Works, Great Falls, Montana, IBM, Winter Garden Bowling Alley, ACM employees

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 16, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, peacetime, War Department, Pearl Harbor, Japanese, Army, Navy, mines, smelters, shipyards, Pacific , Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Medical Corps, Walter Reed General Hospital, disabled veterans, Red Cross

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 15, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, B A & P Railroad, mines, Butte, Montana, American Red Cross, Marcus Daly, Great Northern Railroad, Northern Pacific Railroad, Milwaukee Railroad, Oregon Short Line, tower car, air brakes, School of Mines, New Works tailing pit

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 14, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Eastern brass mills, copper slugs, Ansonia, Connecticut, American Brass Company, metal hose, French tubing, sheet metal, Tobin Bronze, Navy ships, cartridge brass, ammunition, commutator copper, Pacific Beachheads

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 13, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, War Production Board, FBI, Drill Hall, John Edgar Hoover, espionage, Pearl Harbor, enemy agents, Framing Mill, Rocker, Montana, sanitary drinking fountains, Granby car, locomotive, Reduction Works, zinc, Public Utility Department

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 12, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Conda, Idaho, phosphate mines, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Montana, mill, hoisting engineer, cages, Union Pacific, ore train, war effort, general store, trestle, Caribou County, Soda Springs

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 11, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Seventh Ferrying Group, copper, ammunition, Canadian Rockies, Butte Electricians, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, elevator buckets, safety award smoker, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 10, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Anaconda Smelter, Labor -Management Committees, Fox Theater, Butte, Montana, , Hell’s Angels, Butte mines, Tramway, Slag Treating Plant, zinc, American Brass Company, Bonner, logging camp, mine safety

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 9, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, Coast Guardsman, Armed Forces, Army, Navy, “E” Award, Great Falls, Montana, Copper Refineries, zinc, War Bond Sub-Committee, Anaconda Paint Shop, Butte Mines’ Machine Shop, manganese, Reduction works, steel

Copper Commando - Vol. 3, No. 8, Victory Labor-Management Production Committees Of Butte, Anaconda And Great Falls

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In this issue… World War II, War Manpower Commission, General Eisenhower, General MacArthur, lumber, Butte mines, Bonner, Montana, lumber cribs, Uncle Sam, iron mule, AFL union, accounting, IBM operator, Christmas Seals, Tuberculosis