Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
The present Arizona geothermal energy program was initiated in
response to prior geothermal research and reconnaissance programs conducted
primarily under the aegis of the federal government. The...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-78-01
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Sixty-three folders in this collection contain geologic, topographic and subsurface maps of Arizona. There are a number on the Yavapai County area, in particular the Yaeger Mine and Victor-Montezuma...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-33
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John Kinnison earned his master's in geology from the University of Arizona in 1958. He spent over twelve years with ASARCO. He was a consultant to the mining industry from 1973 to the early...
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OFR-12-32 azgs:1995-02 |
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James Sell was a native of Arizona, born in Casa Grande in 1930. He served the U.S. Army as a radio operator in the Korean War. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal and two Bronze Star Medals. On...
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OFR-12-31 azgs:2008-01 |
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These photographs are from turn of the century. Mr. Osborn was the photographer. Most of the photographs are from the Ajo area of Arizona. The photographs depict mines, workings, buildings and...
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OFR-12-30 azgs:2006-02 |
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Mason Coggin was director of Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources during the mid 1990s. These images were either shot by or collected by him. The newest photo showing a date is from 1953...
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OFR-12-29 azgs:2011-04 |
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Guy Atlee lived and worked in the Kingman area working the Turquoise mine (Mineral Park) and other mines near Chloride (IXL, Wrigley), Cerbat, and Kingman. He is known to have worked and traveled in...
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OFR-12-28 azgs:2009-03 |
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Fred Hohne spent many years with Wyoming Minerals (subsidiary of Westinghouse) working on uranium exploration projects, especially the Workman Creek area of Gila County. The collection contains...
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OFR-12-27 azgs:1998-01 |
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Grover Heinrichs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1925. As a child, he moved with his family through the western United States, the Philippines and South Africa. He was the Vice President of...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-24
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This collection primarily contains economic geologic information on mines in Mohave County, but also includes more general files on other states and mineral commodities. William Crutchfield, Jr....
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-23
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The West Oatman Project collection consists of 92 folders of information on mineral investigations in the western part of the Oatman Metallic Mineral District, Mohave County. The principal mines or...
Resource Identifiers: Ofr-12-22
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Richard (Dick) Hahman was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1936. He grew up in coal mining towns in Pennsylvania, then later in Washington, D.C. He received his master's in geology from the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-21
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Roland Mulchay was the chief geologist for the Anaconda mining company at Cananea. He either examined or received submittals and professional reports on many properties located in the southwestern U....
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-20
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The collection comprises the Arizona mineral exploration files (mostly for gold and copper) of Cambior Exploration USA Inc. The collection also includes information from acquired companies Westmont...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-19
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In the 1930’s the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was created by the Federal Government to finance the development and operation of gold, silver and tin mines. The funds were to come from the “...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-18
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George M. Colvocoresses was a mining engineer and metallurgist in Arizona. He was General Manager of Southwest Metals Company, Humboldt, AZ. It acquired Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company by the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-17
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This collection consists of economic geologic information on mining properties and prospects across Arizona and surrounding states. Richard Mieritz was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-16
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Much of the data was originally derived from Arizona Department of Mines and Minerals files. Doug Martin was a Phoenix area mining consultant during the 1980s and was Arizona’s State Mine Inspector...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-15
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Edwin Noel Pennebaker received a B.S. in economic geology from University of California in 1924 and later went on to graduate studies. From the mid 1920s until the mid 1980s, he worked mainly as a...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-14
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Walter Heinrichs, Jr. was a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with a major in geophysics in 1940. His early career was spent in Oklahoma and Texas. He was the co-discoverer of the Pima Mine in...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-12-13
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