| Title |
576_1972_Hugh Douglas to R. O. Wheaton |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company |
| Description |
In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs. |
| Subject |
Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico--History; Mexico; Dams--Design and construction; Asphalt pavers--Mexico; Canals--Mexico; Sonora (Mexico : State); Chihuahua (Mexico : State); Sinaloa (Mexico : State); La Quemada (Mexico); Tepic (Mexico : Territory); Railroads--Design and construction |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Digital |
2010 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1923-1928; 1945-1958 |
| Item Size |
8.5 x 11 inch |
| Medium |
Correspondence |
| Item Description |
one page of typed correspondence |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/3996063, 23, -102 |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/212 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Source |
MS 100 Bx 93, 100, 101 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| OCR Text |
Show Mexico 29 August 1972 R. 0. Wheaton Hugh Douglas THE SAMALAYUCA COPPER DEPOSITS Attached is a report in two volumes on the Samalayuca sedimentary copper mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. The mine was brought to my attention by Don M. Irwin, and old friend of mine and our families, who is a lawyer living in El Paso and represents the Mexican owners of the mine. They are all reputable businessmen. Briefly, the mine sells a small quantity of direct shipping ore to the ASARCO smelter in El Paso. Copper sulphides and silver are disseminated in an altered Cretacious sandstone. Mineralization apparently is controlled by vertical fracturing resulting from gentle domal uplift of the area. The ore shipped averages 1.0 percent copper and 0.6 percent silver. The deposit is located 40 miles from Juarez, is close to a labor supply, and apparently has adequate water but the report does not mention who owns the water rights. As you know, Wes Bourret wrote a report favorable to mining in Mexico, but Bud Wilson is not prepared to recommend that Utah begin explora-tion and development work in that country at this time. An exceptional copper deposit could change the outlook. After reviewing the report, would you let me have your thoughts on this mine? Hugh Douglas HD/nam Attachment |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ky0g47 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_mp |
| ID |
58574 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6ky0g47 |
