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Alfredo Terrazas mining records, 1904-1974.
BANC MSS 95/133 m Box 1; BANC MSS 95/133 m Box 2; BANC MSS 95/133 m; BANC MSS 95/133 m
Collection Overview

Title:

Alfredo Terrazas mining records, 1904-1974

Creator/Contributor:

Terrazas, Alfredo, b. 1892, creator

Creator/Contributor:

California Mining Research Institute, former owner.

Abstract:

Consists of operational, financial and historical reports and a reference binder on Mexican mining, as well as maps and diagrams. The collection focuses on the history and operations of the Sociedad Cooperativa Minero Metalúrgica Santa Fe de Guanajuato including a report about gold and silver mining in the Guanajuato region. The maps are of the mining operations at the Sociedad Cooperativa, including the mines and above-ground buildings. There are also maps of the Mexican states that are annotated with mine locations and other information.

Date:

1904 (issued)

Subject:

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Terrazas, Alfredo -- b. 1892 -- Archives
Sociedad Cooperativa Minero Metalúrgica Santa Fe de Guanajuato -- Archives
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico
Mining engineering -- Mexico
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Maps
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Guanajuato (State)

Note:

Gift; of the California Mining Research Council; 1994.
Alfredo Terrazas was born Feb. 28, 1892 in Chihauhau, Chihuahua, Mexico. Terrazas graduated from the Michigan School of Mines in 1911, with a bachelor's degree in Sciences and Mining Engineering. He spent his career working in mines throughout Mexico.

Type:

Maps.

Physical Description:

print
2 boxes and 5 oversize folders (1.0 linear ft.)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 95/133 m Box 1
BANC MSS 95/133 m Box 2
BANC MSS 95/133 m
BANC MSS 95/133 m

Origin:

Mexico