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Combined Metals Reduction Company records, 1923-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Combined Metals Reduction Company
- Title
- Combined Metals Reduction Company records
- Dates
- 1923-1970 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 112.32 cubic ft. (144 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09069
- Summary
- Combined Metals Reduction Company was a mining company organized on October 5, 1923. Collection contains records regarding the operations and business interests of the Combined Metals Reduction Company and E.H. Snyder business files, manager for Combined Metals Reduction Company in the 1920s and 1930s, regarding the Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) and the Lincoln County Power District No. 1.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Combined Metals Reduction Company (CMR) was a mining company organized on October 5, 1923, as a Utah company. It was principally engaged in the development of flotation processing for complex lead-zinc ores of the Pioche Mining District in the vicinity of Pioche, Nevada, and its Park-Bingham mine at Bingham. The Combined Metals company had a mill at Bauer, Utah with a capacity of 1,000 tons per day and a mill at Caselton, Nevada with a capacity of 1,600 tons a day. Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada milling operations ceased in 1957 and by the early 1970s CMR filed for bankruptcy.
E.H. Snyder was a mining economist and engineer. He joined Combined Metals, Inc. in 1915, and in 1923 he became president and general manager when control of the company was purchased by National Lead and changed to Combined Metals Reduction Company. In 1943, he advanced to President and in 1963, he became Chairman of the Board, a post he held until his death in 1967.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains business files, field notes, mill and drill ledgers, mine reports, correspondence, financial records, contracts, technical drawings, blueprints, maps, newspaper clippings, legal documents, and publications regarding the operations and business interests of the Combined Metals Reduction Company. The collection also contains E.H. Snyder business files, manager for Combined Metals Reduction Company in the 1920s and 1930s, regarding the Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) and the Lincoln County Power District No. 1.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Carroll Hummel in 1971 and Combined Metals Reduction Company (CMR) in 1979.
Processing Note
Related Materials
Combined Metals Reduction Company records, ACCN 0493, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
E. H. Snyder family mining papers, ACCN 3121, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection, P2214, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
InventoriesReturn to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. These links are to older versions of container lists. There is no content list for the materials that came in 1971.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mineral industries -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
- Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.)
- Mining corporations -- West (U.S.) -- History
Personal Names
- Snyder, Edward H. (Edward Harrison), 1889-1967
Geographical Names
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century
