Barrick Resources collection, 1964-1986

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Barrick Resources
Title
Barrick Resources collection
Dates
1964-1986 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1527
Summary
The Barrick Resources collection (1985-1986) consists of clippings from various publications that discuss the acquisition and operation of the Mercur gold mine. Barrick Resources is an international mining corporation headquartered in Toronto. It owned and operated the Mercur gold mine in Tooele County, Utah.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Barrick Resources, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, purchased the Mercur Mine from Texaco in 1985. It had been part of Getty Oil, a company acquired a year earlier by Texaco. Annual mine output of 80,000 ounces of gold made Barrick one of the major gold producers of North America. Process improvements introduced by the new owner increased output to an estimated 140,000 ounces in 1986. Gold Standard Inc. of Salt Lake City, holder of a large tract of land at the south end of the Oquirrh Mountains that included the Mercur mine, held a joint venture interest in the earnings of the mine. Adnan Khashoggi, notable for his participation in Salt Lake City's Triad Center and International Center, was an investor in and a director of Barrick Resources.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Barrick Resources collection (1985-1986) contains clippings from newspapers, mining trade journals, and other publications that discuss the acquisition and operation of the Mercur gold mine in Tooele County, Utah. The collection, arranged in approximate chronological order, also contains articles on mine safety and legal issues. It also includes seminar and workshop materials pertaining to the Uranium Industry and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Box 1, Folders 1 and 2 were donated in 1995.

The donation date for boxes 1, folders 3 and 4 and boxes 2-5 are unknown.

Processing Note

Processed by William Roberson in 1996.

Addendum processed by Heather Harkness in 2001.

Separated Materials

A photograph of Mr. Robert Miller, President of Getty Oil, has been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0682).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Barrick ResourcesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Acquisition of Mercur Mine
1985
1 2
Operation of Mine by Barrick
This folder includes news clippings from the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, and other Utah newspapers as well as the Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer, Wall Street Wheeler outlining Mercur's history as a ghost town.
1985-1986
1 3
AEC Workshop in Grand Junction
1967
1 4
NURE Uranium Beology Symposium
1977
2-5
Uranium Industry Seminar
1964-1981

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Gold mines and mining--Utah--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Barrick Resources

Geographical Names

  • Mercur Mining District (Utah)--History--Sources
  • Tooele County (Utah)--History--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Clippings