University of Wyoming
Kenyon E. Richard earned a bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Nevada in 1937. During his career, he specialized in finding deposits of porphyry copper throughout the Western United States, Canada and Mexico, Central and South America. From 1937 to 1945, he worked for Consolidated Copper Mines Corporation in Kimberly, Nevada. He next worked for the American Smelting and Refining Company at several locations in the United States from 1945 to 1967. Following this, he became a private consultant from 1967 to approximately 1982. His office was located in Tucson, Arizona.
This collection contains the reports, notes, published papers and geological maps of Kenyon E. Richard from approximately 1940 to 1982. The majority of the papers focus on the reconnaissance, exploration and drilling for porphyry copper, although some attention is given to gold, silver, zinc and turquoise. Mining sites covered in this collection range from the Western United States, Canada and Mexico, Central and South America. Information about the American Smelting and Refining Company mining interests in the United States, Mexico and Peru are a large part of this collection.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by Kenyon E. Richard at the date of processing.
The Kenyon E. Richard papers were given to the American Heritage Center by Kenyon E. Richard in 1989.
The collection was processed by Andrea Gietzen in April, 2008.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Reports, notes, and published papers.
Geological maps, technical drawings and oversized photographs.