Mines and mineral resources

Snapshot of Chino Copper Company near Santa Rita, New Mexico. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Snapshot of Chino Copper Company plant and camp, New Mexico. "There are several Rolla (Missouri) men working here and they are holding good jobs. The ore from Santa Rita is milled here and shipped east to be smelted." From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Snapshot of open copper pit near Santa Rita, New Mexico. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

James Boyd of Colorado, who has been nominated to head the Bureau of Mines. From: Beth Gore.

James Boyd, Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, speaking before the Senate Labor Committee regarding the status of coal stocks. From: Beth Gore.

Snapshot of forested areas of the Pacific Northwest relating to forest management and mining. Photo shows abandoned mining structures.

Indians in full regalia marched in a parade which started at sundown and lasted into the darkness of the night. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Ft. Lewis led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana, on June 3 and 4, 1942.

Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh (fourth from right) gets a little underground information about the mining of copper with a few of the enlisted men from Fort Lewis watching, while approximately 5,000 feet below the surface. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Fort Lewis, led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana.

Officers come to attention and salute while spectators sing the Star Spangled Banner at the close of ceremonies at the Anaconda Copper Mine. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Fort Lewis, led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana, on June 3 and 4, 1942.

Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh addresses Anaconda workers during a speech that was received with great applause. This photo shows only a small portion of the workers that attended and was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Ft. Lewis, led by Lt. Col. Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana on June 3 and 4, 1942.