AHJ_ah04043 Inventory of the Ira B. Joralemon Papers, 1909-1971 Joralemon (Ira Beaman) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2013; 2016

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort February 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Joralemon, Ira B. (Ira Beaman), 1884-1975 Ira B. Joralemon papers 1909-1971 04043 9.70 cubic feet (23 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Reports, photographs, and writings of a mining engineer who examined properties in British Columbia, the western United States, Mexico, South America, the Asian Steppes, northern Africa, etc. Biography of Ira B. Joralemon

Ira Beaman Joralemon, a mining consultant, earned a master's degree in mining and metallurgy from Harvard in 1907. He was employed by the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company from 1907-1916. In 1916 he undertook a tour of South America, visiting mines in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. In 1917 he traveled to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Joralemon served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. In 1922 he began private practice as a consulting mining engineer and geologist in San Francisco. His practice took him to Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, British Columbia, Mexico, and other parts of the world. During World War II he served on the War Production Board and with the Metals Reserve Company. He was later chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission's Advisory Committee on Raw Materials. Joralemon retired in 1973.

 Scope and Content

Collection includes reports, correspondence, maps, diagrams, photographs and other materials related to various mining properties and clients. Geographic coverage includes the western United States, British Columbia, Mexico, South America, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and northern Africa. Also included are essays by Ira B. Joralemon reflecting on history and current events, as well as correspondence and research material for his book "Romantic Copper."

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Ira B. Joralemon at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The collection was received from Ira B. Joralemon, 1966-1976 and Peter Joralemon (son), 1991.

 Processing Information

The collection was re-keyed from a legacy finding aid and partially re-processed by D. Claudia Thompson in August 2016.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Bralorne Mining Company Calumet and Arizona Mining Company Transandine Railway Copper mines and mining Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona Mines and mineral resources -- Alaska Mines and mineral resources -- British Columbia Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico Mines and mineral resources -- South America Mines and mineral resources -- Morocco Mines and mineral resources -- Tunisia Mines and mineral resources -- Idaho Mines and mineral resources -- Chile Mines and mineral resources -- Kazakhstan Mines and mineral resources -- Kyrgyzstan Geology, Economic. Bunker Hill Mine (Idaho) Corocoro (Bolivia) Potrerillos (Chile) Technical reports Photographs <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Science, Technology and Health Technology Agriculture and Natural Resources Mines and Mineral Resources Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Container List Series I. Reports

Sub-series 1. Annual Reports of Mining Companies and Professional Organizations

1 American Metal Company 1949, 1956 1 American Metal Climax 1957-1965 1 American Zinc, Lead, and Smelting 1966 1 Bralorne Mines 1932-1958, 1965-1966, 1969-1970 1 Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating 1951-1967 1 Calumet and Arizona 1930 1 Calumet and Arizona/New Cornelia Copper 1919-1922, 1927 1 Calumet and Arizona/New Cornela Copper/Verde Central Mines 1928 1 Calumet and Arizona/Verde Central Mines 1929 1 Cerro de Pasco 1957 1 Climax Molybdenum 1956 2 Copper Range 1946-1969 2 Craigmont Mines 1958-1962 2 Duval 1965, 1967 2 Eureka 1956-1958, 1961-1962 3 Falconbridge Nickel Mines 1938-1971 2 Hecla Mining 1948-1949, 1964 2 Homestake Mining 1934-1969 3 International Minerals and Chemical 1962, 1964 3 Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (includes constitution and by-laws) 1953, 1963, 1965-1968 3 New Cornelia Copper 1918, 1923-1925 4 Pend Oreille Mines and Metals 1964 4 Phelps Dodge 1933-1934, 1941-1942, 1952-1955, 1957-1964, 1966-1969 4 Pioneer Gold Mines of B.C. 1957 4 Placer Development 1963-1969 4 United States Potash 1955 Sub-series 2. Mining Reports

Includes correspondence, maps, diagrams, notes, photographs, etc.

 Canada and Alaska 5 A 1945, undated 5 B 1931-1952 5 Bralorne Mines, Takla Mercury 1943-1944 5 Bridge River Exploration (S.R. Smith), Lillooet Mining Div. B.C. 1931-1933 5 C undated 5 Canbrae Exploration (Camex) undated 5 Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining, Cariboo Dist. 1934 5 E-F undated 5 Elizabeth Prospect, Yalakom Area, B.C., Yalakom Project 1948-1949 5 Falconbridge Nickel Mines 1953 6 G 1943, undated 6 Gold Placers 1945 6 Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines 1955-1956 6 Granley-Copper Mountain Mine (Cerro de Pasco Corp.) 1952 6 H 1935, undated 6 J undated 6 K 1931-1942 6 L undated 6 M 1940, undated 6 N 1939, undated 6 P-Q 1941, undated 6 Pioneer Gold Mines of B.C. undated 6 Potash-Saskatchewan undated 6 Quigley and Dalton Groups, Kanteskna, Alaska undated 6 R 1942, undated 6 S 1939, undated 6 Sudbury Mining District, Ontario, Canada 1919 7 T 1934, undated 7 Trout River Project, Peace River District, B.C. 1956-1963 7 U-V 1934-1957 7 W 1931, undated 7 Wesko Exploration undated 7 Yellowknife, District Examinations 1952 7 Yukon-Alluvial Gold Valuations: Clear Creek, Henderson & Thistle Creek 1945-1946 Eastern Hemisphere 7 Ethiopian Trip undated 7 Frobisher, Ltd. - Connemara Mine, Southern Rhodesia undated 7 Kilembe Mines, Ltd. - Uganda Trip 1951-1953 7 T. Lindsley - Salsigne, Compagnie, Dept. of Aude, France 1964 7 T. Lindsley - El Bleida Copper, Bou Azzer, Morocco 1964 7 T. Lindsley - El Hassel (Djebel) Copper, Ouorzazate Prov. Morocco 1964-1967 7 T. Lindsley - Morocco Misc. Rep. & Corresp. 1964 8 Masara Consolidated Mines Corporation, Philippines undated 8 Morocco, Algeria, and Tunis - Phosphate Mines 1933 8 Russian-Siberian Mines undated 8 Spain - Mining Properties undated 8 Zyrlanovsk Mine of Russian Min. Corp. 1917 Latin America 8 A undated 8 Ahumada & Erupcion, Los Lamentos Dist. 1921-1926 8 B undated 8 C undated 8 Cerro Verde (Ore & Chemical Corp.) Santiago Copper Co. 1929 8 Cia. Minera de Guatemala (Herbert Hoover Jr.) 1954 8 Cia. Minera Venturosa, Chihuahua, Mexico 1950 9 Cuban Nickel Co. (Bunker Hill Co.) 1958 9 D-F 1926, undated 9 Durango Fluorspar, Zacatecas, Mexico undated 9 El Gachi Mining Co., Arizpe Dist., Sonora, Mexico 1928-1945 9 Hanna, M.A. Co. (M.C. Lake) 1931 9 I undated 9 Las Ventanas Mines, San Felipe, Sonora, Mexico 1911 9 Lower California, Mexico undated 9 M 1911-1944 9 Mosqueteros Mining Co. 1928 9 N undated 21 Onyx Properties, Universal Oxford, Oaxaca, Mexico 1961 9 P 1914-1916 9 Panaminas, Inc. 1953-1954 9 Patiño Mines and Enterprises undated 9 S undated 9 U-W 1914, undated United States 10 A 1936-1963 10 Ajo Extension 1928-1956 10 Amole Group (or Saginaw), Pima County, Arizona 1945-1948 10 Argonaut Mining Co. Ltd., Amador County, California undated 10 Arizona Bagdad Copper Co. 1941 10 Arizona Binghampton Copper Company undated 10 Arizona Comstock Corp., Virginia City, Nevada undated 10 Arizona Manganese Prop. (Jacques Vinmont, etc.) undated 10 Atwood Mine, Lordsburg, New Mexico undated 10 B 1920-1938 10 Bartlett Mine (Wetmore Hodges), Montana 1940 11 Belmont Copper Mining Company-Queen Creek Copper Company 1924-1940 11 Beryl & Mica, etc. 1943 11 Bluebird Mine - Hotton 1947 11 Boston & Ely Cons. Mining Co., Ely, Nevada (Ely Northern Group) 1923-1925 11 C 1940 11 Calumet & Arizona Copper Co. (includes New Cornelia Copper Co.) 1922 11 Central Eureka 1948-1949 11 Christmas, Arizona (H.S. Mudd) undated 11 Consolidated Copper Mines 1939 11 Cyprus Mines Corporation 1959 12 D 1930-1942 12 Dakin Property (Uncle Sam Mine), Shasta County, California 1957 12 d'Autremont Claims (Freeport) 1946-1947 12 Desert Silver 1943 12 Duquesne Mining Property, Patagonia Distrcit, Arizona 1939 12 Duval Sulpher & Potash Company 1957 12 E 1928, undated 12 Els-Beth and BYU Groups, Clifton District, Arizona 1963 12 Ely-Calumet Mining Corp., Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada undated 12 Eureka Corporation undated 13 F 1927-1948 13 Federal Resources Co. (formerly Federal Uranium) (Ralph W. Neyman) 1956-1957 13 Freeport Sulphur Co. (J.G. Baraquanabh) 1948 13 Freemont-Gover Mine (Oakleigh Thorne) 1940-1941 13 G 1954, undated 13 Getchell Mine, Inc., Humboldt Co. Nevada 1945 13 Glacier Peak Mine (Hanna Co.), Washington 1937 13 Goleta Mine, S.K. File 1948 13 Goss, A.H. 1930 13 H 1916-1965 21 Hanna, M.A. - Clifton Exploration, Arizona 1930-1966 21 Hanna, M.A. - Phelps Dodge Contract 1961 13 Hecla Mining Co. - Future Prospects of Copper Mining Ind. undated 13 Helvetia District (Rosemont), Pima County, Arizona (including other Amex matters) 1955-1956 13 Hermes Quicksilver Mine - Bonanza Mines Inc. 1942 13 Hillside Mine (Sharples Bros., Eng. & Barbour) Hillside, Arizona 1941 13 Hiltano Property 1927-1928 21 Homestake Mining Co. - Calumet & Hecla 1969 14 Humble Oil Co., Houston, Texas 1966-1967 14 I undated 14 Idarado Mining Co. and Atlas Mining Co., San Miguel County, Colorado 1950 14 K 1934-1940 14 Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation 1953-1955 14 Katherine Gold Mining Co. 1926 14 L 1928-1946 14 Lincoln Property 1935-1938 14 Lovitt Mine, Wenatchee, Washington (Paine, Webber, Jackson, and Curtis) 1960-1961 15 M 1925-1944 15 Metal Statistics - Tfr. File 1964 15 Middle Fork Gold Mining Co. (O.C. Frohnknecht correspondence) 1932-1939 15 Mineral Park undated 15 Mohawk Mine, Esmeralda County, Nevada 1954 15 Molybdenum Corporation (Mountain Pass) 1954-1955 15 Mother Lode District, California 1945 21 Mountain Pass Service Station Bastnasite Deposits, San Bernardino County, California 1950 15 N 1922, undated 15 Navy Department - Land Acquisition Office (Lt. J.G. J.C. Gill) 1945 15 Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., Ray, Arizona, & Chino Div. 1935-1944 15 Nevada Consolidated - Cons. Copper Mines Case 1934-1935 21 New Cornelia Copper Co., Ajo, Pima County, Arizona 1911 15 Newallpitt, Lake Valley, New Mexico 1945 15 New Almaden Valuation 1942-1945 15 New Idria Quicksilver Mines, Inc. undated 16 O 1927-1931 16 Ohio Copper Company (P.H. Kittle) 1926-1949 16 Old Reliable Mine and other properties (Elsing, Douglas) 1950-1964 16 P undated 21 PennSalt - Kentucky Babb and Barnes Babb Fluorspar Mines 1944 21 PennSalt - Kentucky Babb and Shouse-Skelton Mines Fluorspar Exploration 1963-1969 16 Peru Mining Company 1939 16 Picacho Gold Mining Co. (for R.F.C.) undated 16 Pima Mining Co. (United Geophysical) 1954 16 Pinnacle Exploration Co. (Callahan Mining Corp.) 1964-1965 16 Porphyry Reserve (Mott) 1928-1931 16 Prado Oil and Gas Co., Corpus Christi, Texas (Emmet Wilson) undated 17 R 1941, undated 17 Red Ledge Property, Adams County, Idaho 1936 17 Richardson & Bass (K.C. Howard) 1959-1960 17 S 1914-1940 17 Seeley, Wold, and Rogers (Arizona Quicksilver Co.) 1931 17 Shattuck-Denn, Shattuck-Arizona Copper Co., Bisbee, Arizona 1915-1926 21 Snowball and White King Fluorspar Groups, Aguila, Arizona 1951 17 Southern Pacific Tombstone Branch 1945 17 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey - "Copper Industry" and "Exploration for Other Metals and Minerals" 1965-1966 17 Stauber (I.J.) Copper Property, Guadalupe County, New Mexico undated 17 Stauffer Chemical Company, Montpelier, Idaho 1951-1955 17 T 1930-1948, undated 17 Theta Land & Oil Co. (Kent A. Sawyer) undated 17 Tonopah Development Co., Summit King Mines Ltd., Participating Cos. 1951-1954 17 Treasure Hill Mines - Hidden Treasure Synd. 1926 17 Tungsten Mining Corporation, Hamme Mine (H.S. West, J.T. Moore) 1947 18 U 1940, undated 18 United Geophysical Corp., Republic Group, Twin Buttes District, Arizona 1961 18 United States Potash Division, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp., Carlsbad, New Mexico 1949-1958 18 United Verde Extension Mining Co., Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona 1912 18 Utah Construc. & Min. Co., Expansion of Mining Companies 1963 18 V undated 18 Verde Central Mine & Jerome General, Yavapai District, Arizona 1922 18 Vontrigger Mine (California Gold & Copper Co.), Signal District, San Bernardino County, California 1956-1957 18 W 1911-1947 18 Y-Z undated Sub-series 3. Other Reports

21 Arbitration Report: Ground Movement at Jerome, Arizona 1938 21 Congressional Hearings: Homestake Mining Co. 1967 23 Horizonatal Projection of Ore Bodies, Warren District, Arizona circa 1930 23 Statistics for World Production and Consumption, 1920-1980: Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc; by Ira Joralemon and Peter Joralemon 1961-1970 21 Tax Case: Phelps Dodge 1934 Series II. Biographical Information and Writings of Joralemon

18 Biographical Materials 1970, undated Essays on Life and History, by Ira B. Joralemon: 18 "Forever Hunger" 1962 18 "Geese in Collision" 1970 18 "The Itch of Youth" 1969 18 "More Gold!" 1967 18 "An Old Stamp Album" 1964 18 "The Price" 1971 "Romantic Copper" Book by Ira Joralemon (all photocopies): 19 Correspondence - with Publisher 1932-1934 19 Correspondence - Readers' Comments, etc. 1934-1956 19 Newspaper Reviews 1934 19 Research Notes undate Series III. Photographs

Series contains copy prints from photograph albums compiled by Ira B. Joralemon. The original albums were retained by the Joralemon family.

 19 Letter describing photo album Jan. 31, 1968 19 Alaska 1933-1939 19 Alaska - Canyon Creek 1936 19 Alaska - Coal Creek Dredging 1936 19 Alaska - Glaciers 1936 19 Alaska - Woodchopper Creek Dredging 1936 19 Algeria 1923 19 Argentina 1914-1916 19 Arizona 1910-1920 19 Arizona - Hanna Properties 1936 19 Arizona - Manganese Property circa 1935 19 Arizona - Sheeptank Mine 1928 19 Barbados April 15, 1916 19 Bolivia 1914 19 Bolivia - Corocoro February 13-19, 1916 19 Bolivia - Corocoro to La Paz February 20-22, 1916 19 Brazil - Rio de Janeiro April 4, 1916 19 British Columbia - Barkerville 1933 19 British Columbia - Bell Mine; Vidette; Whitewater Mine; Coast Range 1934-1936 19 British Columbia - Bralorne Mines 1933-1939 19 Chile-Argentina Transandine Railroad, Juncal River March 28, 1916 19 Chile - Arica February 12, 1916 19 Chile - Braden Copper Company March 11-12, 1916 19 Chile - Los Bronces March 14-16, 1916 19 Chile - Chañaral February 25, 1916 19 Chile - Chuquicamata Mine February 23, 1916 20 Chile - Juncalito and Llai Llai March 3-6. 1916 20 Chile - Noviciada Mine and Barrancas March 23-24, 1916 20 Chile - Los Paxos February 26, 1916 20 Chile - Potrerillos 1914 20 Chile - Potrerillos and La Ola February 27-March 5, 1916 20 Chile - Pueblo Hundido and Quebrada Asientos March 5, 1916 20 Chile - Pueblo Hundido to Potrerillos February 27, 1916 20 Chile - Santiago Air Show March 19, 1916 20 Chile - Sulfatos Crater December 31, 1914 20 Chile - Viña del Mar Horse Race March 26, 1916 20 Cuba 1910 and January 27, 1916 20 Ecuador 1915 20 Haiti 1910-1911 20 Idaho - Bonanza Creek August, 1936 20 Idaho - Crooked River, Minook River 1928, 1935 20 Idaho - Porphyry Ridge, Deep Creek, Red Ledge May-June, 1936 20 India 1965 20 Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan 1917 20 Mexico 1909, 1912, 1925, 1928, 1939 20 Miscellaneous Mining - Hunter Creek, Lower California, Unidentified 1923-1935, undated 20 Montana - Mt. Con Mine 1939 20 Morocco May 1923 20 Nevada - Copper Basin; Desert Silver; Nivloc Mine; McCoy Quicksilver 1929, 1937 20 Panama Canal January 31-February 1, 1916 20 People - Joralemon; Family; Colleagues; Dogs 1910-1965 20 Peru 1910, 1914, 1919, undated 20 Peru February 4-11, 1916 20 Places (Unidentified) undated 20 Ship Travel - "Limari" February 4, 1916 20 Ship Travel - "Metapan" January 30, 1916 20 Ship Travel - "Vasari" April 20, 1916 20 Spain - Puebla de Sanabria 1929 20 Texas - Shafter 1922, 1924 20 Tunisia May 22-23, 1923 20 Utah - Ohio Copper Co.; Big Indian Mine; Silver King; Telegraph 1913, 1928 Series IV. Printed Material

22 Conference Paper: "Pillar Mining at the Bunker Hill Mine", John Songstad 1966 22 Map: "Yacimientos Minerales de Bolivia" 1946 22 Publication: "Bibliography of Diamond Drilling", compiled by E.J. Longyear Company 1946 22 Publication: "The Bunker Hill Company", no author undated 22 Publication: "Calumet & Arizona Mining Co.", no author 1916 22 Publication: "The Financial Post Survey of Mines, 1937-1938 (Canada) 1937 22 "Geology and Ore Deposits Near Edwardsburg and Thunder Mountain, Idaho", by P.J. Shenon and C.P. Ross (Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology) 1936 22 Publication: "Ore Mineralization in the Homestake Gold Mine, Lead South Dakota", by James A. Noble (Bulletin of the Geological Society of America) 1950 22 Publication: "Reconnaissance Examinations of Copper-Uranium Deposits West of the Colorado River", by Donald L. Everhart 1950 22 Publication: "Report on the Taku River Area, Atlin Mining Division, North-Western Mineral Survey District", by J.T. Mandy (British Columbia Department of Mines) 1930 22 Publication: "The Story of Natural Resources and their Historical Impact" by Arthur A. Brant (University of California Regents Lecture) undated 22 Reprint: "Lead and Zinc Deposits of the Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation in Central Peru", by the Geological Staff of the Corporation 1948