Diem Mines Limited Records

Diem Mines Limited Records, 1949-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Diem Mines Limited
Title: Diem Mines Limited Records
Dates: 1949-1967 (inclusive)
19491967
Quantity: l cubic foot
Collection Number: MG305 (collection)
Summary: Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial statements, and other records relating to the operations of a group of silver-lead mining claims astride the United States-Canada boundary in the Metaline-Salmo region of British Columbia and Washington State. Also included are reports and circulars issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia (1959-1967).
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

"Diem Mines Limited (Non Personal Liability)" was the name of a Canadian subsidiary of Day Mines, Inc., which was incorporated in Victoria, British Columbia, October 12, 1950. As a result of exploration in the Metaline-Salmo mining areas astride the U.S.-Canadian border, Day Mines had acquired 29 claims in Canada and eight in the United States adjoining the boundary. These initial Canadian claims covered an area four miles long and 1/2 mile wide from the Pend Oreille River westward along the boundary. Diem Mines, wholly owned by Day Mines, was formed to manage these properties, and may also have subsequently acquired other claims in the Kootenay District of the Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia. In the fall of 1950 its directors included Henry L. Day, president; Paul B. Jessup, vice president; Frank W. Rothrock, secretary-treasurer; Wray D. Farmin; and Leo Simeon Gansner, a barrister at law of Nelson, British Columbia. The directorate of this corporation seems always to have maintained a predominance of Day Mines' executives. These records give no indication that this venture into Canada was profitable for Day Mines. In 1963 there were no employees on the site.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Diem Mines Limited span the years 1949 to 1959, while the reports and circulars issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia span the years 1959 to 1967. Included minutes of meetings, financial statements, correspondence with federal and provincial agencies, and reports and circulars issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of Diem Mines Limited consists of one series, General Correspondence and Related Records, which has been subdivided into two subseries.

The first subseries, General Records, 1949-1959, is arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or subject. Included are letters, British Columbia mining regulations, claim notices, financial statements, certificates of work, certificate of incorporation, bills of sale of mineral claims, annual reports filed under the companies act, minutes and other items relating to the annual meetings of directors and stockholders, and correspondence with federal and provincial agencies. The correspondence largely concerns prospecting and development, Canadian regulations, customs arrangements, taxes, and workmen's compensation.

The second subseries, Reports and Circulars Issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia, 1959-1967, includes correspondence, booklets, regulations, circulars, questionnaires, minutes of directors and of member firms distributed by the Mining Association of British Columbia. These documents relate to operations of the association, mining laws and regulations, labor agreements, work safety and health.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Diem Mines Limited are part of the records of Day Mines, Inc., donated to the University of Idaho by Henry Day in 1984 and 1985.

Processing Note

Initial processing of this manuscript group was done by Clay Williams in April 1988.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. General Correspondence and Related Records , 1949-1967Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	A. General Records	1949-1959
Box/Folder
1/1	A; Act, Companies	1950-1956
1/2	Bills of sale of mineral claims	1951-1956
1/3	C; Canada. Bureau of Economics and Statistics; Canadian Gold Commissioner	1951-1953
1/4	Certificates	1950-1959
1/5	Claims: Mining; Abandoned; Current	1949-1953
1/6	G; O'Shea, Garland & Gansner	1950-1957
1/7	Groups: Caviar; Larch	1955-1956
1/8	Hamilton, S.B.; I; K	1950-1956
1/9	M; MacKenzie, Wayne O.	1950-1956
1/10	Meetings - Directors & Stockholders	1950-1954
1/11	N-P; Receipts	1950-1954
1/12	Reports, Annual; Report on the Falcon & Larch groups by F.M. Galbraith	1952-1955
1/13	Sims, Dave; Statements, Financial; Taxes, Income; W	1950-1955
	B. Reports and Circulars Issued by the Mining Association of British Columbia	1959-1967
Box/Folder
1/14-15	Annual meeting	1959-1967
1/16	Directors' meetings	1963-1967
1/17	Miscellaneous reports	1959-1967
1/18	Safety Division	1959-1967
1/19-22	Safety Division circulars	1959-1967
1/23	Silicosis booklet	1959-1962

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