A Kennecott story : three mines, four men, and one hundred years, 1887-1997 / Charles Caldwell Hawley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawley, Charles Caldwell, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copper mines and mining--United States--History.

Copper mines and mining.

Kennecott Copper Corporation--History.

Kennecott Copper Corporation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"While copper may seem less glamorous than gold, it may be far more important. Copper proved vital to the industrial revolution and indispensable for the electrification of America. Kennecott Copper Corporation, at one time the largest producer of copper in the world, thus played a key role in our economic and industrial development. This book recounts how Kennecott was formed from the merger of three mining operations (one in Alaska, one in Utah, and one in Chile), how it led the way in mining technologies, and how it was affected by the economy and politics of the day. As it traces the story of the three mines, the narrative follows four mining engineers<m>men whose technological ingenuity was responsible for much of Kennecott's success. Accounts of the Guggenheims<m>under whom the mines were united<m>and other investors are also woven into the text. Without their funding, the infrastructure necessary for the mining operations may not have been built. (The railroad required for the Alaska mine alone cost more than three times what the United States had paid to buy all of Alaska only forty-five years prior.) As a geologist with first-hand knowledge of mining, author Charles Hawley aptly describes the technological workings in a way that both geologists and the general reader will appreciate. Through engaging stories and pertinent details, he places Kennecott and the copper industry within their historical context and also allows the reader to consider the controversial aspects of mineral discovery and sustainability in a crowded world where resources are limited. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1. Copper and Electricity; 1. The Dawn of the Age of Electricity; 2. The Origin of a Copper Empire; 3. The Apprentices; Part 2. Men and Their Mines from 1887 to 1922; 4. Copper Discoveries in Kennecott Copper Corporation's Homeland; 5. Discoveries at Bingham, Utah; 6. The Alaska Syndicate; 7. Stephen Birch; 8. An Alaska Political Interlude; 9. Daniel Cowan Jackling; 10. William Burford Braden; Part 3. Development of Mine Infrastructure and Technology to World War II; 11. The Human Component

12. The Construction Eraand Mine Railroads 13. New Mines; 14. Advanced Process Technology Comes to Alaska and the Porphyry Mines; 15. Copper Mining; 16. E. Tappan Stannard; Part 4. Capital Payback: Traditional and Otherwise; 17. The Syndicate Is Repaid and Kennecott Copper Corporation's Formed; 18. The Beatson Mine; 19. Chemistry Contributes; Part 5. Mining from 1923 to the Korean War; 20. Copper; 21. Beginning of the End in Alaska and a Bright Spot in Chile; 22. Kennecott Goes to War; Part 6. Korean War to 1997; 23. Steel Man Cox; 24. Frank Milliken; 25. Barrow and Joklik; 26. Legacies

Epilogue APPENDIX A. Copper Production and U.S. Production Price, Metal; APPENDIX B. Kennecott: Discoveries from World War II to 1995; APPENDIX C. Mineral Deposit Models: Important Copper Deposits; Glossary of Mining and Geologic Terms; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60781-371-8

OCLC:

908629873