Death Valley to Deadwood; Kennecott to Cripple Creek - Proceedings of the historic mining conference January 23-27, 1989 - Death Valley National Monument
Barker LR (ed). 1990. Death Valley to Deadwood; Kennecott to Cripple Creek - Proceedings of the historic mining conference January 23-27, 1989 - Death Valley National Monument. Death Valley National Monument, CA. January 23-27, 1989. San Francisco
This document presents a historic overview of mining in the west, and sections on planning, survey and evaluation, compliance issues and abandoned mine reclamation, historic American engineering record, management and interpretation, and several case studies. The decade of the eighties brought much activity, both in mining and preservation compliance, to formerly tranquil mining camps. The rise of gold prices in the 1970s and the reopening of old mines in the West, coupled with the government initiative to clean up abandoned mine lands, has created a compliance nightmare for anyone managing lands with mining-related historic resources. The requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act have been interpreted and reinterpreted without conclusive guidance. A conference on historic mining issues was deemed beneficial for the public, the National Park Service, other state and federal agencies, and historical and archeological consultants dealing with these issues. Thus, in January 1989 a week-long conference was held at Death Valley National Monument. The multiplicity of concerns is reflected in the following papers. Because of new mining activities in historic mining areas, contractors and agencies were interested in how to survey and nominate properties to the National Register of Historic Places as well as how best to mitigate adverse actions on significant resources.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding
- Authors
- Barker, Leo
- Date of Issue
- 1990-09
- Units
- BIBE , BUFF , DEVA , HIST , KLGO
- Keywords
- Abandoned Mines, Alaska, Archaeology, Bureau Of Land Management, California, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Kennecott mines, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, mine reclamation, Mining, mining management, Mining Properties, Mining Technology, Nevada, Preservation, Restoration