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Silver King Coalition Mines Company records, 1900-1952

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Silver King Coalition Mines Company
Title
Silver King Coalition Mines Company records
Dates
1900-1952 (inclusive)
Quantity
8 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1239
Summary
The Silver King Coalition Mines Company records (1900-1952) consist of business records including correspondence, financial records, minute books, securities documents, ore reports, geological surveys, and legal files. Included are records of, and information on, the management, financial, and scientific activities of various mining operations, some of which were absorbed into the Silver King Coalition Mines Co. With one exception, all of these mining companies operated in and around Park City, Utah. Silver King Coalition Mines was incorporated in the late 19th century as a coalition of competitors in the silver mining industry in and around Park City, 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
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Historical Note

Most of the mining companies absorbed by the Silver King Coalition Mines Company operated in and around Park City, Utah.

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Content Description

The Silver King Coalition Mines Company records (1900-1952) consist of official correspondence, financial records, minute books, securities documents, ore reports, geological surveys, legal records, and other company records. Included are records of, and information on, the management, financial, and scientific activities of various mining operations, some of which were absorbed into the Silver King Coalition Mines Co. These include the Silver King Consolidated Mining Co., Judge Mining and Smelting Co., Daly Judge Mining Co., Anchor Mining Co., Daly West Mining Co., Silver Coalition West Jupiter, Ontario Silver Mining Co., Park City Mining and Smelting Co., Park United Consolidated Mines Co., and Zinc Plant-Anaconda Copper Mining Co.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed by Mark Jensen in 1995.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Judge Mining & Smelting Co., Correspondence, 1917-1919

  • Letter and Minute Books, 1900-1906

  • Financial Records

    • Description: Anchor Mining Co., Vouchers
      Dates: 1902
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1-2
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Park City Mining & Smelting Co., Statements
      Dates: 1923-1925
      Container: Box 8, Folder 3-4
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Financial Statements
      Dates: 1923-1930
      Container: Box 8, Folder 5
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co., Financial Statements
      Dates: 1928-1929
      Container: Box 8, Folder 6
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Judge Mining and Smelting Co., Financial Statements and Annual Reports
      Dates: circa 1912-1920
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co., Securities Records
      Dates: 1934-1951
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co., Securities Records
      Dates: 1936-1951
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Financial Records
    • Description: Claims and Shares Records

      Included are Summaries of Abstracts for the Silver King Consolidated Mining Co. (folders 1-2), as well as other claims and shares records--in the form of correspondence, deeds, and other documents--for various mining companies.

      Dates: circa 1912-1926
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Financial Records

  • Legal Records

    • Description: Henry G. Joseph v. Silver King Mining Co. of Utah, Proceedings Report
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box 13, Folder 1
      Location: Legal Records
    • Description: "Silver King Consolidated, Water Suit, Plans of Mine"
      Dates: circa 1925
      Container: Box 13, Folder 2-4
      Location: Legal Records
    • Description: "Conkling Suit, Envelope #1"
      Container: Box 13, Folder 5-9
      Location: Legal Records
    • Description: "Conkling Suit, Envelope #2"
      Container: Box 13, Folder 10-12
      Location: Legal Records
    • Description: "Conkling Suit, Envelope #3"
      Container: Box 13, Folder 13-16
      Location: Legal Records

  • Binders

    The following three groups of materials were originally gathered in their own loose-leaf binders.

    • Description: Unidentified Binder Materials

      Includes mining data from the nineteenth century for the Silver King Coalition Mines Co.

      Dates: circa 1931
      Container: Box 14, Folder 1-4
      Location: Binders
    • Description: "O. N. Friendly--Notes by C. A. Hansen"
      Dates: circa 1915-1917
      Container: Box 14, Folder 5-12
      Location: Binders
    • Description: Ore Analysis Report
      Container: Box 14, Folder 13-17
      Location: Binders
    • Description: Test Notes

      This document was found with the ore analysis report in folders 13-17.

      Container: Box 14, Folder 18
      Location: Binders

  • Mining Records and Miscellaneous

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Subject Terms

  • Mining corporations--Utah--Park City--History--Sources
  • Silver mines and mining--Utah--Park City--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Silver King Coalition Mines Company--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Park City (Utah)--History
  • Zuni River (N.M. and Ariz.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business records
  • Correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Legal files
  • Minute books
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Mark Jensen
1995 (last modified: 2019)

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