Thanks for that Dave
Regards, Kathy
>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
>>
Kathy Noble
Coastal and Marine Program
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