I have a book on Sir Carbery Price mine in Peru but is earlier (1698)
Dave
On Jul 26, 2004, at 9:07 PM, Kathleen Noble wrote:
> Hello everyone, and greetings from Tasmania
> I am looking for information on a couple of mining companies that
> operated
> in the 1850/60s in Chile, South America.
> I would like to know whether these companies have any records anywhere
> that
> I could research.
>
> 1. The first is the 'English Mining Company'
> Philip Barnes, the founder of the Royal Botanic Society was a director
> of
> this company, around the 1850's I think.
>
> 2. The second is the South American and Mexican Mining Company
> I believe in 1855 there were disagreements at the mine in Herradura,
> near
> Coquimbo, Chile and the management was sacked, and new managers were
> sent
> out from England to take control.
> Philip Barnes' son, Philp Edward Barnes, went out to Chile in late
> 1855 to
> manage this company.
> A letter written in 1856 by the Chairman, J.D. Powles, gives the
> address of
> the company as 15 Angel Court, Bank, London
>
> Philips brother John Henry Barnes also went out to Chile and was some
> sort
> of mining engineer, but Im not sure which company he was with. He
> worked
> at Cerrillos and Tongoy.
>
> 3. The third is the Peruvian Corporation. Im not sure whether this
> was a
> mining company or a railway company. (Sir) Henry Whatley Tyler was a
> Chairman of this company.
>
> I would be grateful if anyone can point me to where any archives of
> these
> companies might be, or has any knowledge of these companies.
>
> Many thanks for any help
> Regards, Kathy Noble
>
>
> Kathy Noble
> Coastal and Marine Program
>
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