Title:
The Oriental Mine, 1938-1991 : oral history transcript / 1996
Western mining in the twentieth century oral history series
Creator/Contributor:
Dickey, Donald, 1924-, creator, interviewee.
Creator/Contributor:
Swent, Eleanor, interviewer.
Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.
Abstract:
Donald Dickey discusses his family background and education; the history and development of the Oriental Mine, Alleghany,
Calif.; management of a high-grade mine; security and safety; refining of gold and waste disposal; and geological research.
Date:
1996 (issued)
Subject:
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Gold mines and mining -- California -- Alleghany
Mining engineers -- California -- Interviews
Ingénieurs des mines -- Californie -- Entretiens
Mining engineers
Gold mines and mining
Oriental Mine (Alleghany, Calif.)
California
Note:
Donald Dickey ; interviews conducted by Eleanor Swent in 1989 and 1991. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley,
Forms part of: Western mining in the twentieth century oral history series.
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as Phonotape 2903 C:1-11.
Also available online.
Volume includes index.
Duplicate transcript: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional
Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
biography
Interviews.
Oral histories.
Physical Description:
print
1 volume (x, 181 pages) : illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm
11 audiocassettes
Language:
English
Origin:
California
Classification:
622
Copyright Note:
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional
Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.