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Growing up in Arizona mining towns; UC College of Mining, 1931; employment at ASARCO [American Smelting and Refining Co.], Selby, CA; mining in the Sierra; Newmont Mining, 1934: Empire-Star Mine, pioneering flotation, extractive metallurgy of gold, copper, lead, zinc; AEC, 1948-1952: uranium procurement in Colorado, Morocco, Belgian Congo, South Africa, ion exchange, acid plants for processing; Newmont in Africa: O'okiep, Palabora, and Tsumeb. Includes interview about McQuiston with ROBERT SHOEMAKER, chief metallurgical engineer, Bechtel Corp., on Newmont gold project, Carlin, NV, and copper projects, Granduc, Similkameen, B.C.

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