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Barrick Resources collection, 1964-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Barrick Resources
- Title
- Barrick Resources collection
- Dates
- 1964-1986 (inclusive)19641986
- 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
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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
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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
Finding aid created by William Roberson
1996 (last modified: 2020)
