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JAMES ANDERSON (b. 1935), geologist: Kennecott Copper Co., 1960-1967; Occidental Minerals, 1967-1975; Armand Hammer, Gore family; vice president, exploration, Homestake Mining Co., 1975-1987, researching mercury hot springs, gold discovery at Manhattan [renamed McLaughlin] Mine; environmental aspects, community relations; member, chairman, California State Mining and Geology Board; CEO, Minven, 1987-1995. WILL BAKER (b. 1935) professor of English, UC Davis: Capay Valley, CA, community activism; opposing Davis Creek Dam, efforts to block approval of environmental impact report, concerns about air and water pollution. NORMAN BIRDSEY (b. 1957), metallurgical technician: U.S. Navy, boatswain's mate, 1975-1979, 1981-1984; Homestake Mining Co., 1979-1981, Bulldog Mine, CO, mill operator; 1981-1995, McLaughlin Mine, startup training, autoclave operator, process specialist. BRICE BLEDSOE (b. 1927), director, Solano Irrigation District: formation of Solano County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; McLaughlin Mine, SID demands satisfied for fail-safe containment of tailings, regulation of cyanide transport, daily monitoring, future oversight.

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Title
Knoxville Mining District: The McLaughlin Gold Mine, Northern California, 1978-1995, Volume I
Creator
Anderson, James, interviewee
Baker, Will, interviewee
Birdsey, Norman, interviewee
Bledsoe, Brice, interviewee
Swent, Eleanor, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 1998
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Western Mining Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Science, Technology, and Health
Commerce and Industry
Natural Resources, Land Use, and the Environment
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Oral histories.
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The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Anderson, James, Will Baker, Norman Birdsey and Brice Bledsoe. "Knoxville Mining District: The McLaughlin Gold Mine, Northern California, 1978-1995, Volume I." Interview by Eleanor Swent in 1994 and 1995. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1998.
Interview date(s) 1994
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