1 v. (xxiii, 241 p.) : 29 cm

12 sound cassettes

1 v. ; 31 cm

Livermore family in California from 1850, Montesol Ranch, Redington Oat Hill quicksilver mines; education: Miss Paul's School, San Francisco, Thacher School, Ojai, CA, Stanford and early training in Alaska; WWII experiences: USGS Strategic Minerals Program, Navy Civil Engineering Corps; geologist, 1946-52: El Paso Mines, CO, Humphreys Gold Corp., FL, Standard mine, NV; Newmont Mining Co. 1952-70: Resurrection, Iowa Gulch mines, CO; Cuajone, Peru; exploration in Turkey, Iran, Chile, Ireland, Spain; Ambrosia Lake, NM; Zellidja, Morocco; Algeria; Eureka, NV; Similkameen, BC; Carlin, NV, discovery, 1961; partner, Cordex Syndicate, from 1970: Pinson Preble, Dee, Florida Canyon mines, NV; exploration, Colombia, Honduras, China; public service activities in Nevada: mining law mediation, Walker Lake conservation, Mackay School of Mines; developing water resources at Montesol Ranch; Corona mine, CA, reclamation; visit to Cuba, 1999-2000

includes biographical information, oral history "The discovery of the Carlin Mine", and clippings on Carlin Mine

Forms part of the Western mining in the twentieth century oral history series

Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library

Volume includes index

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